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tonne
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[tɒn]
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When tonne helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E N O T
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TO start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tonne is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[tɒn][tʊn]
noun
A metric unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. Symbol: t
noun
A score of 100.
Related Words
Same Letters
- nonet
- tenon
- note
- tone
Synonyms
- megagram
- metricton