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combatant
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9 LETTERS9 POINTS16 AS PANGRAM[kəm.ˈbæ.tənt]
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When combatant helps
Base Score
9
16 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A B C M N O T
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
Check this pattern late
- 9 letters
- 7 unique letters
- CO start
- NT ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
Try it when
- combatant is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[kəm.ˈbæ.tənt][ˈkɒm.bə.tənt]
noun
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
"Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public."
adjective
Contending; disposed to contend.
adjective
Involving combat.