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bailie
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When bailie helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B E I L
Two-Letter Start
BA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BA start
- IE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- bailie is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, i, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A bailiff.
noun
The chief magistrate of a Scottish barony or part of a county, with functions like a sheriff's.
noun
A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding to an English alderman.