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woolen
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈwʊlən]
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When woolen helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E L N O W
Two-Letter Start
WO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- WO start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- woolen is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, n, o, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the WO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈwʊlən]
noun
An item of clothing made from wool
"Put all the woolens in this basket."
adjective
Made of wool.
adjective
Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.
"a woolen draper"