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corolla
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[kəˈɹəʊlə]
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When corolla helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C L O R
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LA
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CO start
- LA ending
- repeated letters
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- corolla is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, l, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[kəˈɹəʊlə][kəˈɹoʊlə]
noun
An outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.