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hoodoo
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How hoodoo fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
D H O
Two-Letter Start
HO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OO
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- HO start
- OO ending
- repeated letters
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- hoodoo is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, h, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x4); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HO start.
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Definitions
noun
A practitioner of voodoo.
noun
Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
noun
A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.
verb
To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.
Related Words
Same Letters
- hood
Synonyms
- earthpyramid
- fairychimney
- tentrock