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outdo
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[aʊtˈdu]
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When outdo helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D O T U
Two-Letter Start
OU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
DO
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- OU start
- DO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- outdo is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, o, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The DO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[aʊtˈdu]
verb
To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.