nook
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When nook helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
K N O
Two-Letter Start
NO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OK
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- NO start
- OK ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- nook is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include k, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
"There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall."
noun
A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
"The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy."
noun
A recess, cove or hollow.
noun
An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
noun
A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
verb
To withdraw into a nook.
verb
To situate in a nook.