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pentane
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When pentane helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E N P T
Two-Letter Start
PE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PE start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- pentane is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.