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rill
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4 LETTERS1 POINT[ɹɪl]
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When rill helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
I L R
Two-Letter Start
RI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- RI start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- rill 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 i, l, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ɹɪl]
noun
A very small brook; a streamlet.
verb
To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream.
noun
A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies.