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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈmiːdɪə]

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Base Score

5

Before any board-specific bonus

Unique Letters

5

A D E I M

Two-Letter Start

ME

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

IA

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  • 5 letters
  • 5 unique letters
  • ME start
  • IA ending

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  • media is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, e, i, m plus any remaining hive letters.
  • The IA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ME start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.

Pronunciation

[ˈmiːdɪə][ˈmiːdi.ə]
  1. noun

    The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.

  2. noun

    A voiced stop consonant.

  3. noun

    One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the radius and the cubitus

  4. noun

    An ant specialized as a forager in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

  5. noun

    Means and institutions for publishing and broadcasting information.

    "As a result of the rise of, first, television news and entertainment media and, second, web-based media, traditional print-based media has declined in popularity."

  6. noun

    (usually with a definite article; often used as uncountable) The journalists and other professionals who comprise the mass communication industry.

    "Some celebrities dislike press conferences, where the media bombards them with questions."

  7. noun

    (plural media or mediums) The chemistry of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.

  8. noun

    (plural media or mediums) The materials or empty space through which signals, waves or forces pass.

  9. noun

    (plural media or mediums) A format for communicating or presenting information.

  10. noun

    (plural media or mediums) The materials used to finish a workpiece using a mass finishing or abrasive blasting process.

  11. noun

    (plural media or mediums) A nutrient solution for the growth of cells in vitro.

  12. noun

    (plural media or mediums) The means, channel, or agency by which an aim is achieved.

  13. noun

    (plural mediums or media) A liquid base which carries pigment in paint.

  14. noun

    (plural mediums or media) A tool used for painting or drawing.

    "Acrylics, oils, charcoal, and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting."

  15. noun

    (plural mediums) Someone who supposedly conveys information from the spirit world.

  16. noun

    (plural mediums) Anything having a measurement intermediate between extremes, such as a garment or container.

  17. noun

    (plural mediums) A person whom garments or apparel of intermediate size fit.

  18. noun

    (plural mediums) A half-pint serving of Guinness (or other stout in some regions).

  19. noun

    A middle place or degree.

    "a happy medium"

  20. noun

    An average; sometimes the mathematical mean.

  21. noun

    The mean or middle term of a syllogism, that by which the extremes are brought into connection.

Related Words

Same Letters

  • diadem
  • maimed
  • aimed

Synonyms

  • m

Antonyms

  • tenuis

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