antennae
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How antennae fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E N T
Two-Letter Start
AN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AN start
- AE ending
- repeated letters
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- antennae is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x3, A x2, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
noun
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
noun
The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
noun
A fragment of an oligosaccharide
noun
The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.
Related Words
Same Letters
- antenna
- neaten
- tenant
- anent
- eaten
- ante
- neat
Synonyms
- aerial
- feeler