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bubba
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈbʌbə]
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How bubba fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A B U
Two-Letter Start
BU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
BA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- BU start
- BA ending
- repeated letters
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- bubba is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (B x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The BA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Pronunciation
[ˈbʌbə]
Definitions
noun
Brother; used as term of familiar address.
noun
A working-class white male from the southern US, stereotyped as loutish.