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apian
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When apian helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A I N P
Two-Letter Start
AP
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AP start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- apian is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, n, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AP start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
noun
(very rare) A bee.
adjective
Relating to bees.
Related Words
Same Letters
- panini
- nipa
- pain
Synonyms
- beelike
- beely