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mammal
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈmæməl]
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When mammal helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A L M
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- MA start
- AL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- mammal is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (M x3, A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈmæməl][ˈmæməl]
noun
An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and feeding milk to its young.
noun
A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.