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Updated June 2026
a desert plant related to agave, used to make a spirit
“The sotol spirit had a distinctive smoky flavour.”
so·tol
"Sotol" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
"Sotol" is worth 5 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.
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