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4 LETTERS1 POINT[saɪt]

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Base Score

1

Before any board-specific bonus

Unique Letters

4

C E I T

Two-Letter Start

CI

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

TE

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  • 4 letters
  • 4 unique letters
  • CI start
  • TE ending

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  • cite is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
  • It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, e, i, t plus any remaining hive letters.
  • The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CI start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.

Pronunciation

[saɪt]
  1. verb

    To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

  2. verb

    To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

  3. verb

    To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

  4. noun

    A citation

    "We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper."

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