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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈmɪljən]
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How million fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
I L M N O
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ON
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- MI start
- ON ending
- repeated letters
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- million is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, l, m, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ON ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
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Pronunciation
[ˈmɪljən][ˈmɪljən][ˈmɪljən]
Definitions
numeral
(long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106; a thousand thousand.
numeral
An unspecified very large number.
"I can think of millions of reasons not to go."