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drool
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[dɹuːl]
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When drool helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D L O R
Two-Letter Start
DR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DR start
- OL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- drool is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, l, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[dɹuːl]
noun
Saliva trickling from the mouth.
noun
Stupid talk.
verb
To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
verb
To secrete any substance in a similar way.
"The alien beast drooled slime."
verb
To react to something with uncontrollable desire.
"That boy is so attractive I drool whenever I see him!"
verb
To talk nonsense; drivel.