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gamete
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈɡæmiːt]
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When gamete helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E G M T
Two-Letter Start
GA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- GA start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- gamete is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, g, m, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈɡæmiːt]
noun
A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.