accountant
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How accountant fits the hive
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
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- 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.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
One who renders account; one accountable.
noun
A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).
noun
One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.
noun
One whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another. The records are usually, but not always, financial records.
adjective
Accountable.
Related Words
Same Letters
- account
- toucan