Disputed
teledu
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When teledu helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E L T U
Two-Letter Start
TE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
DU
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- TE start
- DU ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- teledu is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, l, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The DU ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A stink badger, a mammal endemic to the island of Java, Mydaus javanensis.