contour
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When contour helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
C N O R T U
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
UR
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CO start
- UR ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- contour is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, n, o, r, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The UR 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
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
"the low drag contour of a modern automobile"
noun
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
noun
A speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
verb
To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon.
verb
To mark with contour lines.
verb
To practise the makeup technique of contouring.