puddle
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When puddle helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E L P U
Two-Letter Start
PU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PU start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- puddle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, l, p, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A small pool of water, usually on a path or road.
noun
Stagnant or polluted water.
noun
A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
noun
The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.
verb
To form a puddle.
verb
To play or splash in a puddle.
verb
Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.
verb
To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.
verb
To line a canal with puddle (clay).
verb
To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.
verb
To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.
verb
To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).