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noogie
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When noogie helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E G I N O
Two-Letter Start
NO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- NO start
- IE ending
- repeated letters
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- noogie is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, g, i, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
verb
To perform a noogie on.
Related Words
Synonyms
- dutchrub