rook
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When rook helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
K O R
Two-Letter Start
RO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OK
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- RO start
- OK ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- rook 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 k, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RO start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
noun
A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
noun
A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
noun
A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
noun
A bad deal, a rip-off.
verb
To cheat or swindle.
noun
A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
noun
A castle or other fortification.
noun
A rookie.
noun
Mist; fog; roke
verb
To squat; to ruck.
verb
Pronunciation spelling of look.
Related Words
Synonyms
- cheat
- swindler
- cheat
- con
- do
- dupe
- have
- swindle
- castle
- fortress