polo
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How polo fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
L O P
Two-Letter Start
PO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LO
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- PO start
- LO ending
- repeated letters
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- polo is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include l, o, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PO start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
noun
The ice polo, one of the ancestors of ice hockey; a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
noun
A polo shirt.
noun
A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
noun
A dress shirt.
Related Words
Same Letters
- lollop
- loop
- plop
- poll
- pool