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otolith
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS
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When otolith helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
H I L O T
Two-Letter Start
OT
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TH
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- OT start
- TH ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- otolith is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include h, i, l, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OT start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.