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nautili
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How nautili fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I L N T U
Two-Letter Start
NA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LI
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- NA start
- LI ending
- repeated letters
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- nautili is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, n, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LI ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NA start.
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Definitions
noun
A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.
noun
A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.
Related Words
Synonyms
- chamberednautilus