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turncoat
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS15 AS PANGRAM[ˈtəːn.kəʊt]
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When turncoat helps
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A C N O R T U
Two-Letter Start
TU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AT
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- TU start
- AT ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
Try it when
- turncoat is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈtəːn.kəʊt][ˈtɝn.koʊt]
noun
A traitor; one who turns against a previous affiliation or allegiance.