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doodad
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When doodad helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A D O
Two-Letter Start
DO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AD
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- DO start
- AD ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- doodad is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x3, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part.
"My mom has a clever doodad for peeling oranges."