talon
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When talon helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A L N O T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ON
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- TA start
- ON ending
Try it when
- talon is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ON ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
noun
A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
noun
One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
noun
A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.)
noun
The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt.
noun
In various card games, the remaining stock of undealt cards.