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hamate
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When hamate helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E H M T
Two-Letter Start
HA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- HA start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- hamate is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, h, m, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
The hamate bone.
adjective
Hooked at the end.