villa
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How villa fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A I L V
Two-Letter Start
VI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- VI start
- LA ending
- repeated letters
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- villa is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the VI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
(plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
noun
(plural "villas") A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.
noun
(plural "villae") A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.
Related Words
Same Letters
- avail
- vail
- vial