mooch
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When mooch helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C H M O
Two-Letter Start
MO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CH
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MO start
- CH ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- mooch is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, h, m, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
An aimless stroll.
"Jack wouldn't be arriving for another ten minutes, so I had a mooch around the garden."
noun
One who mooches; a moocher.
noun
A unit of time comprising ten days, used to measure how long someone holds a job.
verb
To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
verb
To beg, cadge, or sponge; to exploit or take advantage of others for personal gain.
verb
To steal or filch.