motel
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When motel helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E L M O T
Two-Letter Start
MO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- MO start
- EL ending
Try it when
- motel is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, m, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The EL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MO start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.
noun
A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.
verb
To stay in a motel or motels.
Related Words
Same Letters
- omelette
- mottle
- omelet