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eelpout

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7 LETTERS7 POINTS

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How eelpout fits the hive

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Base Score

7

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

6

E L O P T U

Two-Letter Start

EE

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

UT

Useful for cleanup scans

  • 7 letters
  • 6 unique letters
  • EE start
  • UT ending
  • repeated letters

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  • 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 page.

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Definitions

  1. noun

    Any fish of the family Zoarcidae.

  2. noun

    A yellow flower of uncertain type, possibly the eel-ware, Ranunculus fluitans.

Related Words

Same Letters

  • pollute
  • tupelo

Synonyms

  • dogfish
  • slipskin

Daily Appearances

2026-05-19

Disputed candidate

7 pts

U + D E L O P T