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mimeo
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈmɪmɪəʊ]
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When mimeo helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E I M O
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EO
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MI start
- EO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- mimeo is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, m, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (M x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈmɪmɪəʊ]
noun
A mimeograph.
"2005: Underground film and performance art were blossoming; backroom mimeo presses seemed to be everywhere. — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 105)"
noun
An unpublished academic paper.
verb
To mimeograph.