deuce
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When deuce helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C D E U
Two-Letter Start
DE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DE start
- CE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- deuce is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, d, e, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
noun
A side of a die with two spots.
noun
A cast of dice totalling two.
noun
The number two.
noun
A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.
noun
A curveball.
noun
A '32 Ford.
noun
(in the plural) 2-barrel (twin choke) carburetors (in the phrase 3 deuces: an arrangement on a common intake manifold).
noun
(restaurants) A table seating two diners.
noun
A piece of excrement.
noun
(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.