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academe
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈæk.ə.diːm]
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When academe helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C D E M
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ME
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AC start
- ME ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- academe is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, e, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ME ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈæk.ə.diːm][ˈæk.əˌdim]
noun
The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.
noun
An academy; a place of learning.
noun
The scholarly life, environment, or community.
noun
A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.
Related Words
Same Letters
- maced
Synonyms
- academia
- academy
- pedant