colloid
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When colloid helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
C D I L O
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ID
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CO start
- ID ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- colloid is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, d, i, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ID ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A stable system of two phases, one of which is dispersed in the other in the form of very small droplets or particles.
noun
An intimate mixture of two substances one of which, called the dispersed phase (or colloid), is uniformly distributed in a finely divided state throughout the second substance, called the dispersion medium (or dispersing medium).
noun
A particle less than 1 micron in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
adjective
Glue-like; gelatinous.
"colloid tumours"