Disputed
honan
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When honan helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A H N O
Two-Letter Start
HO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- HO start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- honan is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, h, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
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