Disputed
leal
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4 LETTERS1 POINTliːl
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When leal helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A E L
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- LE start
- AL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- leal is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
liːl
adjective
Loyal, honest.
adjective
True, genuine.