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chutzpah
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS15 AS PANGRAM[ˈxʊts.pɑ]
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When chutzpah helps
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A C H P T U Z
Two-Letter Start
CH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AH
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- CH start
- AH ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
Try it when
- chutzpah is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (H x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈxʊts.pɑ][ˈxʊts.pə]
noun
Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.