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alumna
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[əˈlʌmnə]
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How alumna fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A L M N U
Two-Letter Start
AL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AL start
- NA ending
- repeated letters
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- alumna is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, m, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Pronunciation
[əˈlʌmnə][əˈlʌmnə]
Definitions
noun
A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
noun
A female graduate.
Related Words
Same Letters
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