academia
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When academia helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C D E I M
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IA
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AC start
- IA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- academia is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, e, i, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
"Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling."
noun
Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
"Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia."
Related Words
Same Letters
- academic