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niacin
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When niacin helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C I N
Two-Letter Start
NI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IN
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- NI start
- IN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- niacin is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
noun
A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.