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atone
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[əˈtəʊn]
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When atone helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E N O T
Two-Letter Start
AT
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AT start
- NE ending
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- atone is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AT start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[əˈtəʊn][əˈtoʊn]
verb
To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
verb
To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement.
verb
To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony.
verb
To unite in making.
verb
To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.