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ollie
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How ollie fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E I L O
Two-Letter Start
OL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- OL start
- IE ending
- repeated letters
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- ollie is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 6 published Daily pages.
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Definitions
noun
An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
verb
To perform an ollie.