invitation
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When invitation helps
Base Score
10
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I N O T V
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TION
Check this pattern late
- 10 letters
- 6 unique letters
- IN start
- TION ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- invitation is worth 10 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, n, o, t, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x3, N x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TION ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
"an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to visit a friend"
noun
A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
"We need to print off fifty invitations for the party."
noun
Allurement; enticement.
noun
A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
noun
The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.