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oblong
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When oblong helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
B G L N O
Two-Letter Start
OB
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NG
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- OB start
- NG ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- oblong is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, g, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NG ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OB start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Something with an oblong shape.
noun
A rectangle having length greater than width or width greater than length.
adjective
Longer than wide or wider than long; not square.
adjective
Roughly rectangular or ellipsoidal