notation
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How notation fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A I N O T
Two-Letter Start
NO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TION
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- NO start
- TION ending
- repeated letters
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- notation is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2, O x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TION ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
noun
A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities.
"The notations used in the two books differed. (Using notation would be incorrect)."
noun
A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.
"She made a notation in the margin of the book."
Related Words
Same Letters
- annotation
- initiation
- intonation
- inanition
- natation
- anoint
- nation