contact
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When contact helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C N O T
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CT
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CO start
- CT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- contact is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
noun
The act of touching physically; being in close association.
noun
The establishment of communication (with).
"I haven't been in contact with her for years."
noun
A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
"Touch the contact to ground and read the number again."
noun
Someone with whom one is in communication.
"The salesperson had a whole binder full of contacts for potential clients."
noun
A contact lens.
noun
A device designed for repetitive connections.
noun
(by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
"I bought myself a new contact ball last week"
noun
The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
verb
To touch; to come into physical contact with.
"The side of the car contacted the pedestrian."
verb
To establish communication with something or someone
"I am trying to contact my sister."