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droid
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈdɹɔɪd]
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When droid helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D I O R
Two-Letter Start
DR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ID
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DR start
- ID ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- droid is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, i, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ID ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈdɹɔɪd]
noun
A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human.