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atoll
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[əˈtɒl]
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When atoll helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A L O T
Two-Letter Start
AT
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AT start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- atoll is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AT start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
[əˈtɒl][əˈtɑl]
noun
A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls