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hooch
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[hutʃ]
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When hooch helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
C H O
Two-Letter Start
HO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CH
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- HO start
- CH ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- hooch is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, h, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (H x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[hutʃ][hutʃ]
noun
Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
noun
A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.