Disputed
eelpout
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS
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When eelpout helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
E L O P T U
Two-Letter Start
EE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
UT
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- EE start
- UT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- eelpout is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, o, p, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The UT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any fish of the family Zoarcidae.
noun
A yellow flower of uncertain type, possibly the eel-ware, Ranunculus fluitans.