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tupelo
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When tupelo helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
E L O P T U
Two-Letter Start
TU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LO
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- TU start
- LO ending
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- tupelo is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, o, p, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- The LO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.