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hatchet
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈhætʃɪt]
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When hatchet helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E H T
Two-Letter Start
HA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ET
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- HA start
- ET ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- hatchet is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, h, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (H x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ET ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈhætʃɪt]
noun
A small light axe with a short handle; a tomahawk.
verb
To cut with a hatchet.
Related Words
Same Letters
- attache
- chaetae
- cheetah
- cachet
- chaeta
- cheat
- teach