allergy
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When allergy helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A E G L R Y
Two-Letter Start
AL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GY
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AL start
- GY ending
- repeated letters
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- allergy is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, g, l, r, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AL start.
Pronunciation
noun
A disorder of the immune system causing adverse reactions to substances (allergens) not harmful to most and marked by the body's production of histamines and associated with atopy, anaphylaxis, and asthma.
noun
Any condition of hypersensitivity to a substance.
noun
Altered susceptibility to a first treatment as exhibited in reaction to a subsequent one.
noun
An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.
Related Words
Same Letters
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- argyle
Synonyms
- typehypersensitivity
- intolerance