golly
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When golly helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
G L O Y
Two-Letter Start
GO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LY
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- GO start
- LY ending
- repeated letters
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- golly is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, l, o, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
interjection
God!
noun
A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
noun
(racist) A black person.
noun
A hairy caterpillar.
noun
A receiver of stolen goods.
noun
Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.
noun
A galosh.
noun
(juvenile) Chewing gum.
noun
(juvenile) Saliva or phlegm.
"hack up a golly"
verb
(juvenile) To spit; to force up phlegm from one's throat.
Related Words
Same Letters
- goggly
- googly
- logy