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bobcat
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈbɒbkæt]
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When bobcat helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B C O T
Two-Letter Start
BO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AT
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BO start
- AT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- bobcat is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, c, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (B x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈbɒbkæt][ˈbɑbkæt]
noun
A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
noun
A multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin