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mottle
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈmɑt əl]
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When mottle helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E L M O T
Two-Letter Start
MO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- MO start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- mottle is worth 6 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.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈmɑt əl]
noun
A distinguishing blotch of color.
noun
A mottled coloration or pattern.
"The most common symptom is a mild mottle on the youngest leaves of infected plants."
verb
To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
Related Words
Same Letters
- omelette
- omelet
- motel