Disputed
akees
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When akees helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E K S
Two-Letter Start
AK
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ES
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AK start
- ES ending
- repeated letters
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- akees is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, k, s plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ES ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AK start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
noun
The fruit of the tree, of which only the arils are edible, the remainder being poisonous.
"Ackee and saltfish is a traditional Jamaican dish."