tram
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When tram helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A M R T
Two-Letter Start
TR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AM
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TR start
- AM ending
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- tram 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 a, m, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The AM ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
noun
A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
noun
A people mover.
noun
An aerial cable car.
noun
A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
noun
A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams).
noun
The shaft of a cart.
noun
One of the rails of a tramway.
verb
To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
verb
To travel by tram.
verb
To transport (material) by tram.
verb
To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the head of a drill press.
noun
A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.