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tote
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4 LETTERS1 POINT[təʊt]
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When tote helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E O T
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TO start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tote is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 4 published Daily pages.
Pronunciation
[təʊt][toʊt]
noun
A tote bag.
noun
A heavy burden.
noun
(logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.
verb
To carry or bear.
"to tote a child over a stream"
verb
To add up; to calculate a total.
noun
A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.
noun
Pari-mutuel betting.