tartan
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When tartan helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A N R T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TA start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tartan is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, n, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans having their own distinctive patterns.
noun
The pattern associated with such material.
noun
An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general.
noun
Trade name of a synthetic resin, used for surfacing tracks etc.
verb
To clothe in tartan.
adjective
Having a pattern like a tartan.
adjective
Scottish.
noun
A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean.
noun
A kind of long covered carriage.