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googol
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈɡuː.ɡɒl]
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When googol helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
G L O
Two-Letter Start
GO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OL
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- GO start
- OL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- googol is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x3, G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
[ˈɡuː.ɡɒl][ˈɡu.ɡɑl]
numeral
The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred.