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mammal
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈmæməl]
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How mammal fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A L M
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- MA start
- AL ending
- repeated letters
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- 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 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
[ˈmæməl][ˈmæməl]
Definitions
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.
Related Words
Same Letters
- llama
- lama
- mall