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catcall
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When catcall helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C L T
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CA start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
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- catcall is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
noun
A shout, whistle, or comment of a sexual nature, usually made toward a passing woman.
noun
A whistle blown by a theatre-goer to express disapproval.
verb
To make such an exclamation.
noun
In the Eiffel programming language, a run-time error caused by use of the wrong data type.