Disputed
rata
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4 LETTERS1 POINT
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When rata helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A R T
Two-Letter Start
RA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TA
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- RA start
- TA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- rata is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
noun
(usually countable) Any of various New Zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros
noun
(usually uncountable) The hard dark red wood of such trees.
noun
The yellow mangosteen, Garcinia dulcis, a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.