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unknot
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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How unknot fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
K N O T U
Two-Letter Start
UN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- UN start
- OT ending
- repeated letters
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- unknot is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include k, n, o, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the UN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Definitions
noun
In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
verb
To unfasten (a knot).
Related Words
Same Letters
- knout