Disputed
neume
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5 LETTERS5 POINTSnjuːm
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When neume helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E M N U
Two-Letter Start
NE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ME
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- NE start
- ME ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- 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 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
njuːmn(j)um
noun
Any of a set of signs used in early musical notation.
noun
A sequence of notes to be sung to one syllable.