illative
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When illative helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A E I L T V
Two-Letter Start
IL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
VE
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- IL start
- VE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- illative is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, i, l, t, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The VE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
(grammar) a word or phrase that expresses an inference (such as for or therefore)
noun
An illation
noun
(grammar) the illative case, or a word in that case
adjective
Of, or relating to an illation
"an illative consequence or proposition"
adjective
(grammar) of, or relating to the grammatical case that in some languages indicates motion towards or into something
Related Words
Same Letters
- alleviate
- levitate