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howdah
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈhaʊdə]
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How howdah fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A D H O W
Two-Letter Start
HO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AH
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- HO start
- AH ending
- repeated letters
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- howdah is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, h, o, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (H x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Pronunciation
[ˈhaʊdə]
Definitions
noun
A seat, usually with a canopy, carried on the back of an elephant or camel.
noun
An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant.