Disputed
cotta
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When cotta helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C O T
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TA
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CO start
- TA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- cotta is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
noun
A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.
noun
A kind of coarse woollen blanket.