total
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When total helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A L O T
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TO start
- AL ending
- repeated letters
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- total is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
noun
An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
"A total of £145 was raised by the bring-and-buy stall."
noun
Sum.
"The total of 4, 5 and 6 is 15."
verb
To add up; to calculate the sum of.
"When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure."
verb
To equal a total of; to amount to.
"That totals seven times so far."
verb
To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
"Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car."
verb
To amount to; to add up to.
"It totals nearly a pound."
adjective
Entire; relating to the whole of something.
"The total book is rubbish from start to finish. The total number of votes cast is 3,270."
adjective
(used as an intensifier) Complete; absolute.
"He is a total failure."