Disputed
aldol
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When aldol helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A D L O
Two-Letter Start
AL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AL start
- OL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- aldol is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta- position