extinct
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When extinct helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
C E I N T X
Two-Letter Start
EX
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CT
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- EX start
- CT ending
- repeated letters
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- extinct is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, e, i, n, t, x plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EX start.
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Pronunciation
verb
To make extinct; to extinguish or annihilate.
adjective
Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
"Poor Edward's cigarillo was already extinct."
adjective
No longer used; obsolete, discontinued.
"Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current sociological theory."
adjective
(of a group of organisms, as a species) No longer in existence; having died out.
"The dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years."
adjective
No longer active.
"Most of the volcanos on this island are now extinct."