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acini
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When acini helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C I N
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NI
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AC start
- NI ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- acini is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NI ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
noun
One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
noun
A grape-stone.
noun
One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.