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killick
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS
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When killick helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C I K L
Two-Letter Start
KI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CK
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 4 unique letters
- KI start
- CK ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- killick is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, i, k, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, K x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A small anchor.
noun
A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together.
noun
The fluke of such an anchor.
noun
A leading seaman, who wears a badge with an anchor emblem.