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pahoehoe
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[pəˈhəʊihəʊi]
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When pahoehoe helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E H O P
Two-Letter Start
PA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OE
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PA start
- OE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- pahoehoe is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, h, o, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, H x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[pəˈhəʊihəʊi][pɑːˈhoʊ.eɪ.hoʊ.eɪ]
noun
A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.