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neume
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5 LETTERS5 POINTSnjuːm
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How neume fits the hive
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.
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Pronunciation
njuːmn(j)um
Definitions
noun
Any of a set of signs used in early musical notation.
noun
A sequence of notes to be sung to one syllable.
Related Words
Same Letters
- numen
- menu