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octet
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ɒkˈtɛt]
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When octet helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C E O T
Two-Letter Start
OC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ET
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- OC start
- ET ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- octet is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, e, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ET ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OC start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ɒkˈtɛt]
noun
A group or set of eight of something.
noun
A group of eight musicians performing together.
"An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday"."
noun
A composition for such a group of musicians.
noun
A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
noun
A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values.
Related Words
Same Letters
- cote
Synonyms
- byte
- nundine
- octad
- octonary
- octuplet
- ogdoad