tomato
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How tomato fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A M O T
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TO
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TO start
- TO ending
- repeated letters
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- tomato is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, m, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
noun
The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
noun
A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
noun
A desirable-looking woman.
"Lookit the legs on that hot tomato!"
noun
A stupid act or person.
verb
To pelt with tomatoes
verb
To add tomatoes to (a dish)
Related Words
Same Letters
- atom
- moat
Synonyms
- loveapple
- wolfspeach