innate
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How innate fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E I N T
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
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- innate is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, i, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To cause to exist; to call into being.
adjective
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
adjective
Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
"innate ideas"
adjective
Instinctive; coming from instinct.
adjective
Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
"an innate anther"
Related Words
Same Letters
- initiate
- titanate
- titanite
- tenia
- tinea