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neume

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5 LETTERS5 POINTSnjuːm

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How neume fits the hive

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Base Score

5

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

4

E M N U

Two-Letter Start

NE

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

ME

Useful for cleanup scans

  • 5 letters
  • 4 unique letters
  • NE start
  • ME ending
  • repeated letters

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  • neume is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, m, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The ME ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NE start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.

Pronunciation

njuːmn(j)um

Definitions

  1. noun

    Any of a set of signs used in early musical notation.

  2. noun

    A sequence of notes to be sung to one syllable.

Related Words

Same Letters

  • numen
  • menu

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