Disputed
duende
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When duende helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E N U
Two-Letter Start
DU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
DE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DU start
- DE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- duende is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The DE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
noun
Personal charm.