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potato
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[pəˈteɪ.təʊ]
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When potato helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A O P T
Two-Letter Start
PO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TO
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- PO start
- TO ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- potato is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, o, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[pəˈteɪ.təʊ][pəˈteɪ.toʊ]
noun
The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
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