footed
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When footed helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E F O T
Two-Letter Start
FO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- FO start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- footed is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, f, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
verb
To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
verb
To pay (a bill).
verb
To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
verb
To walk.
verb
To tread.
"to foot the green"
verb
To set on foot; to establish; to land.
verb
To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
verb
To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.
"to foot (or foot up) an account"
adjective
(in combination) Having a specified form or type of foot or number of feet.
adjective
(usually in combination) Consisting of, or having been put into, metrical feet (of a specified character or number).
"each six-footed line of the verse"