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doodling

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When doodling helps

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Base Score

8

Before any board-specific bonus

Unique Letters

6

D G I L N O

Two-Letter Start

DO

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

ING

Check this pattern late

  • 8 letters
  • 6 unique letters
  • DO start
  • ING ending
  • repeated letters

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  • doodling is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, g, i, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DO start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
  1. verb

    To draw or scribble aimlessly.

    "The bored student doodled a submarine in his notebook."

  2. verb

    To drone like a bagpipe.

  3. noun

    Something doodled; a careless sketch.

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