canine
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When canine helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E I N
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CA start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- canine is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
noun
Any member of Caninae, the only living subfamily of Canidae.
noun
Any of certain extant canids regarded as similar to the dog or wolf (including coyotes, jackals, etc.) but distinguished from the vulpines, which are regarded as fox-like.
noun
In heterodont mammals, the pointy tooth between the incisors and the premolars; a cuspid.
noun
A king and a nine as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.
adjective
Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
adjective
Dog-like.
adjective
Of or pertaining to mammalian teeth which are cuspids or fangs.
adjective
Of an appetite: depraved or inordinate; used to describe eating disorders.