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koto
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When koto helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
K O T
Two-Letter Start
KO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TO
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- KO start
- TO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- koto is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include k, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.