Disputed
accidie
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈæk.sɪ.di]
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When accidie helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C D E I
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IE
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AC start
- IE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- accidie is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, e, i plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2, I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈæk.sɪ.di][ˈæk.sə.di]
noun
Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.