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kabob

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When kabob helps

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Base Score

5

Before any board-specific bonus

Unique Letters

4

A B K O

Two-Letter Start

KA

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

OB

Check this pattern late

  • 5 letters
  • 4 unique letters
  • KA start
  • OB ending
  • repeated letters

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  • kabob is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, k, o plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (B x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The OB ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KA start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
  1. noun

    A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.

  2. noun

    A shish kebab or any other food on a skewer.

  3. noun

    The outward growing portions of a shish kebab structure.

  4. noun

    A Muslim, usually of southern European, Middle Eastern, or North African descent.

  5. noun

    The vulva.

  6. verb

    To roast in the style of a kebab

  7. verb

    To stab or skewer

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