loot
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How loot fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
L O T
Two-Letter Start
LO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- LO start
- OT ending
- repeated letters
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- loot 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 l, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LO start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A kind of scoop or ladle, chiefly used to remove the scum from brine-pans in saltworks.
noun
The act of plundering.
"the loot of an ancient city"
noun
Plunder, booty, especially from a ransacked city.
noun
Any prize or profit received for free, especially Christmas presents
"1956 "Free Loot for Children" (LIFE Magazine, 23 April 1956, p. 131)"
noun
Items dropped by defeated enemies.
verb
To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.
"1833 "Gunganarian, the leader of the Chooars, continues his system of looting and murder", The asiatic Journal and monthly register for British India and its Dependencies Black, Parbury & Allen, p. 66."
verb
To steal from.
"to loot a temple for valuables"
verb
To examine the corpse of a fallen enemy for loot.
Related Words
Same Letters
- lotto
- toll
- tool