anal
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When anal helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A L N
Two-Letter Start
AN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- AN start
- AL ending
- repeated letters
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- anal is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AN start.
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Pronunciation
noun
Any of the anal scales of a reptile.
noun
Anal sex.
"I'll do anything except anal."
adjective
Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
"an anal examination"
adjective
Of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is alleged to be concentrated on the anal region.
adjective
Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
"Please don't touch his furniture, as he can get very anal about things like that."
adjective
(of a vein) Proximate to the thorax.
Related Words
Same Letters
- annal
Synonyms
- analretentive
- fussy
- pernickety
- picky