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effete
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ɪˈfiːt]
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When effete helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E F T
Two-Letter Start
EF
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- EF start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- effete is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, f, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3, F x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EF start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ɪˈfiːt][ɪˈfit][ɪˈfiːt]
adjective
Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
adjective
Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
adjective
Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
adjective
(of a person) Affected, overrefined
Related Words
Same Letters
- feet
- fete
- teff