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letup
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When letup helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E L P T U
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
UP
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- LE start
- UP ending
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- letup is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, p, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- The UP ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A pause or period of slackening.
"We waited for a letup in the rain, then we ran home before it started again."