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didactic
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[daɪˈdæk.tɪk]
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When didactic helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C D I T
Two-Letter Start
DI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- DI start
- IC ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- didactic is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, i, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2, D x2, I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[daɪˈdæk.tɪk][daɪˈdæk.tɪk]
noun
A treatise on teaching or education.
adjective
Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
"didactic poetry"
adjective
Excessively moralizing.
adjective
Teaching from textbooks rather than laboratory demonstration and clinical application.
Related Words
Same Letters
- addict
- didact
- dicta
Synonyms
- educative
- instructive