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kittle
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When kittle helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E I K L T
Two-Letter Start
KI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- KI start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- kittle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, k, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
verb
To tickle, to touch lightly.
adjective
Ticklish.
adjective
Not easily managed
verb
To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.
Related Words
Synonyms
- difficult
- troublesome
- variable