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tomatillo
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How tomatillo fits the hive
Base Score
9
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I L M O T
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LO
Useful for cleanup scans
- 9 letters
- 6 unique letters
- TO start
- LO ending
- repeated letters
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- tomatillo is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, m, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2, O x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
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Definitions
noun
A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
Related Words
Same Letters
- maillot