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antlion
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When antlion helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I L N O T
Two-Letter Start
AN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ON
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AN start
- ON ending
- repeated letters
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- antlion is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ON ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any of various nocturnal insects from the family Myrmeleontidae whose adults resemble damselflies and whose larvae bury themselves under a cone-shaped pit in sand to trap insects such as ants.