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papaya
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[pəˈpaɪə]
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When papaya helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A P Y
Two-Letter Start
PA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
YA
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- PA start
- YA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- papaya is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, p, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x3, P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The YA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[pəˈpaɪə][pəˈpaɪə]
noun
A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
noun
The fruit of this tree.
noun
An orange colour, like that of papaya flesh.