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cancan
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When cancan helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A C N
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- CA start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- cancan is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 4 published Daily snapshots.
noun
A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
noun
(motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
verb
To dance the cancan.