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rata
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How rata fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A R T
Two-Letter Start
RA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- RA start
- TA ending
- repeated letters
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- rata 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 a, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
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- The TA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RA start.
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Definitions
noun
(usually countable) Any of various New Zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros
noun
(usually uncountable) The hard dark red wood of such trees.
noun
The yellow mangosteen, Garcinia dulcis, a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.
Related Words
Same Letters
- ratatat
- tartar
- attar
- tatar
- tara
- tart
Synonyms
- claudiemangosteen
- eggtree
- gourka
- maphuut
- mundu