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curacao
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How curacao fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C O R U
Two-Letter Start
CU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AO
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CU start
- AO ending
- repeated letters
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- curacao is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, o, r, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Definitions
noun
A liqueur, made from eau-de-vie, sugar and, as flavor, dried peel of sweet and sour oranges.