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acyclic
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How acyclic fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C I L Y
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AC start
- IC ending
- repeated letters
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- acyclic is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, l, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
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Definitions
adjective
Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
adjective
(of a graph) Containing no cycles.
adjective
Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.
Related Words
Same Letters
- cyclically
- alicyclic
- cyclical
- laically
Antonyms
- cyclic