linen
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When linen helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E I L N
Two-Letter Start
LI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LI start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- linen is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
noun
Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens.
"She put the freshly cleaned linens into the linen closet."
noun
A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed.
adjective
Made from linen cloth or thread.
adjective
Having the colour linen, light beige.