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tactician
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9 LETTERS9 POINTS[tækˈtɪʃən]
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When tactician helps
Base Score
9
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C I N T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 9 letters
- 5 unique letters
- TA start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tactician is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2, I x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[tækˈtɪʃən]
noun
A person skilled in the planning and execution of tactics.