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torii
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How torii fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
I O R T
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
II
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TO start
- II ending
- repeated letters
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- torii is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, o, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The II ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Definitions
noun
A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Related Words
Same Letters
- riot
- roti
- tori
- trio