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glycol
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈɡlʌɪkɒl]
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When glycol helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
C G L O Y
Two-Letter Start
GL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OL
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- GL start
- OL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- glycol is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, g, l, o, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈɡlʌɪkɒl][ˈɡlʌɪkɒl]
noun
Any aliphatic diol.
noun
A thick, colourless liquid, C2H4(OH)2, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.