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donor
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈdəʊnə]
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When donor helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D N O R
Two-Letter Start
DO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OR
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DO start
- OR ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- donor is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, n, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OR ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈdəʊnə][ˈdoʊnɚ]
noun
One who makes a donation.
"The charity raised $2,000 from various donors."
noun
A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.
"a carbonyl donor molecule"
Related Words
Same Letters
- rondo
Synonyms
- donater
- donator