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Updated June 2026
Strong posts on a ship's deck for securing ropes or cables.
“The mooring line was made fast around the bitts.”
"Bitts" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.
"Bitts" is worth 7 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.
Change a single letter of “bitts” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.
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