tooth
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When tooth helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
H O T
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TH
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TO start
- TH ending
- repeated letters
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- tooth is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include h, 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 TH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
noun
A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
noun
A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
noun
A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
noun
A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
noun
The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
noun
Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
"I have a sweet tooth: I love sugary treats."
noun
An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb.
verb
To provide or furnish with teeth.
verb
To indent; to jag.
"to tooth a saw"
verb
To lock into each other, like gear wheels.