kayaks
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When kayaks helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A K S Y
Two-Letter Start
KA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
KS
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- KA start
- KS ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- kayaks is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, k, s, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, K x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The KS ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck
verb
To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
"Kayaking is an Olympic sport."
verb
To traverse (a body of water) by kayak.
"On a dare, he kayaked the Harlem River in New York from Hell's Gate to Spyten Duyvil."