Y at the end usually means the vowel you are hunting for sits earlier in the word.
JAZZY ranks highly because it plays 33 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult J and Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
Bright and showy.
CRAZY ranks highly because it plays 19 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Wildly unreasonable.
QUERY ranks highly because it plays 17 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Q into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
A question.
LUCKY ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult K into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Having good fortune.
PROXY ranks highly because it plays 17 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult X into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
An authorised substitute.
ENJOY ranks highly because it plays 15 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult J into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
To take pleasure in.
EPOXY ranks highly because it plays 17 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult X into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
A strong adhesive resin.
HAPPY ranks highly because it plays 15 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
Feeling pleasure.
HEAVY ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult V into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Of great weight.
CANDY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A sweet confection.
EMPTY ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Containing nothing.
JELLY ranks highly because it plays 15 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult J into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
A soft gelatinous food.
MERCY ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Compassion shown to an offender.
CARRY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
To transport.
ENEMY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
A hostile opponent.
DELAY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To postpone.
PARTY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A social gathering.
REPLY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
An answer.
EARLY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Before the expected time.
RELAY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To pass along.
READY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Prepared for action.
DEARY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A term of affection.
STUDY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
To learn about a subject.
DUSTY ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Covered with dust.
Results are ordered by strategic score rather than alphabetically, so the plays most worth making appear first. Each card shows the tile score, the word length and why the word ranks where it does. Save a word to revisit it later, or open a solver to filter against the exact letters on your rack.
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