combo
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When combo helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
B C M O
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
BO
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CO start
- BO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- combo is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, c, m, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The BO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A small musical group.
"The jazz combo played nightly at the little restaurant."
noun
A combination.
"I need to open the safe but I forgot the combo."
noun
An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.
noun
A Caucasian man who marries or has a sexual relationship with an Aboriginal woman; a Caucasian man who lives among Aboriginal people and adopts Aboriginal culture
noun
A combo box.