cotton
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How cotton fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
C N O T
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ON
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CO start
- ON ending
- repeated letters
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- cotton is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ON ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
noun
Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
noun
Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.
noun
The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
noun
An item of clothing made from cotton.
verb
To provide with cotton.
verb
To make or become cotton-like
verb
To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
verb
To rub or burnish with cotton.
adjective
Made of cotton.
verb
To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.
Related Words
Same Letters
- concoct
- conto