minima
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How minima fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A I M N
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MI start
- MA ending
- repeated letters
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- minima is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, M x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The MA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 5 published Daily pages.
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Definitions
noun
The lowest limit.
"We need a minimum of three staff members on duty at all time."
noun
The smallest amount.
"He always tries to get away with doing the minimum."
noun
A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
"The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth."
noun
A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
noun
The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.
Related Words
Same Letters
- anima
- mania
- main
Antonyms
- maximum