ditto
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When ditto helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D I O T
Two-Letter Start
DI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TO
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DI start
- TO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- ditto is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, i, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
noun
A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
"Please run off twenty-four dittos of this assignment, for my students."
noun
A copy; an imitation.
noun
A symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), when indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
noun
(in the plural) A suit of clothes of the same colour throughout.
verb
To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
adverb
As said before, likewise.
interjection
Used as an expression of agreement with what another person has said, or to indicate that what they have said equally applies to the person being addressed.
Related Words
Same Letters
- idiot
- doit
Synonyms
- do
- ape
- echo