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potentate
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9 LETTERS9 POINTS[ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt]
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When potentate helps
Base Score
9
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A E N O P T
Two-Letter Start
PO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 9 letters
- 6 unique letters
- PO start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
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- potentate is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, o, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x3, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt][ˈpoʊ.tən.teɪt][ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt]
noun
A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
noun
A powerful polity or institution.
noun
A self-important person.
adjective
Regnant, powerful, dominant.