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coot
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4 LETTERS1 POINT[kuːt]
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How coot fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
C O T
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- CO start
- OT ending
- repeated letters
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- coot is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
[kuːt][kuːt]
Definitions
noun
Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
noun
A foolish or eccentric fellow
"A rich coot"
noun
(with the) A success; something excellent.
"Man that song's the coot."
noun
Body louse (Pediculus humanus).