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maria
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈmɑɹ.i.ə]
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How maria fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A I M R
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MA start
- IA ending
- repeated letters
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- maria is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, m, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Pronunciation
[ˈmɑɹ.i.ə]
Definitions
noun
A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea.
noun
On Saturn's moon Titan, a large expanse of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.