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ginkgo
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈɡɪŋ.kəʊ]
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When ginkgo helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
G I K N O
Two-Letter Start
GI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GO
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- GI start
- GO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- ginkgo is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, k, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈɡɪŋ.kəʊ]
noun
Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
noun
The seed of the ginkgo tree.