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skuas
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When skuas helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A K S U
Two-Letter Start
SK
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AS
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- SK start
- AS ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- skuas is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, k, s, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (S x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AS ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the SK start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.