town
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When town helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
N O T W
Two-Letter Start
TO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
WN
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TO start
- WN ending
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- town is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include n, o, t, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- The WN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TO start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city.
"This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns."
noun
Any more urbanized center than the place of reference.
"I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight."
noun
A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
noun
The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
noun
Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
"Call me when you get to town."
noun
A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
noun
A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
noun
An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor.
noun
The whole of the land which constituted the domain.
noun
A collection of houses enclosed by fences or walls.
noun
A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
Related Words
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