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alcaic
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When alcaic helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C I L
Two-Letter Start
AL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AL start
- IC ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- alcaic is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
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