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10 LETTERS10 POINTS[ə.ˈkæʊn.(t)ən̩(t)]

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How accountant fits the hive

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Base Score

10

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

6

A C N O T U

Two-Letter Start

AC

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

NT

Useful for cleanup scans

  • 10 letters
  • 6 unique letters
  • AC start
  • NT ending
  • repeated letters

Try it when

  • accountant is worth 10 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, n, o, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2, N x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.

Pronunciation

[ə.ˈkæʊn.(t)ən̩(t)]

Definitions

  1. noun

    One who renders account; one accountable.

  2. noun

    A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).

  3. noun

    One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.

  4. noun

    One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.

  5. adjective

    Accountable.

Related Words

Same Letters

  • account
  • toucan

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