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intact
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ɪnˈtækt]
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When intact helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C I N T
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CT
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- CT ending
- repeated letters
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- intact is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, n, t 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 IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ɪnˈtækt][ɪnˈtækt]
adjective
Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged
"I packed my belongings carefully so that they would survive the move intact."
adjective
Of animals, not castrated: an intact bull.
adjective
Uncircumcised; commonly used to describe a penis with a foreskin in intactivism.
"The opposite of a circumcised penis is an intact penis."