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footle
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[fuːtəl]
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How footle fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
E F L O T
Two-Letter Start
FO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- FO start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- footle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, f, l, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FO start.
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Pronunciation
[fuːtəl]
Definitions
noun
Nonsense; foolishness.
verb
To waste time; to trifle.
verb
To talk nonsense.
Related Words
Synonyms
- babble
- jabber