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cacao
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[kəˈkeɪ̯əʊ̯]
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When cacao helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A C O
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AO
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- CA start
- AO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- cacao is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
[kəˈkeɪ̯əʊ̯][kəˈkaʊ̯]
noun
A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
noun
This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.