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intone
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ɪnˈtəʊn]
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When intone helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E I N O T
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
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- intone is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ɪnˈtəʊn][ɪnˈtoʊn]
verb
To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
verb
To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to speak or recite with singing voice; to chant.
"to intone the church service"
verb
To utter a tone; utter a protracted sound.
Related Words
Same Letters
- intention
- toonie