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doornail
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS15 AS PANGRAM
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How doornail fits the hive
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A D I L N O R
Two-Letter Start
DO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- DO start
- IL ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
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- doornail is worth 8 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 (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DO start.
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Definitions
noun
A nail with a wide head, traditionally used in the construction and ornamentation of wooden doors.
Related Words
Same Letters
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