tattoo
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When tattoo helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A O T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OO
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TA start
- OO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tattoo is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x3, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
noun
An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
noun
A method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface with a sharp instrument (usually a solenoid-driven needle).
verb
To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).
verb
To hit the ball hard, as if to figuratively leave a tattoo on the ball.
"Jones tattoos one into the gap in left; that will clear the bases."
noun
A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
noun
A signal by drum or bugle ordering soldiers to return to their quarters.
noun
A military display or pageant.
verb
To tap rhythmically on, to drum.
noun
A breed of pony from India; a pony of that breed.