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catchup
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How catchup fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C H P T U
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
UP
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CA start
- UP ending
- repeated letters
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- catchup is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, h, p, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The UP ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Definitions
noun
A tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners.
noun
Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes).
"fish ketchup; fruit ketchup; mushroom ketchup"