nine
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When nine helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E I N
Two-Letter Start
NI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- NI start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- nine is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
The digit or figure 9.
noun
A playing card with nine pips.
noun
A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
noun
(usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
"They guaranteed that our Web site would have 99.99% uptime, or four nines."
noun
A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
numeral
A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
numeral
Describing a group or set with nine elements.
"A cat has nine lives."