Disputed
coomb
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5 LETTERS5 POINTSkuːm
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When coomb helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
B C M O
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MB
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CO start
- MB ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- coomb is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, c, m, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The MB ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
kuːm
noun
An old English measure of corn (e.g., wheat), equal to half a quarter or 4 bushels.
noun
A valley, often wooded and often with no river
noun
A cirque.