withe
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When withe helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E H I T W
Two-Letter Start
WI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
HE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- WI start
- HE ending
Try it when
- withe is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, h, i, t, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- The HE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the WI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.
noun
A band of twisted twigs.
noun
An elastic handle to a tool to save the hand from the shock of blows.
noun
An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured.
noun
A partition between flues in a chimney.
verb
To bind with withes.
verb
To beat with withes.