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adenine
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈæ.dəˌniːn]
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When adenine helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A D E I N
Two-Letter Start
AD
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AD start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- adenine is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, e, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AD start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈæ.dəˌniːn]
noun
A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.