tenant
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How tenant fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E N T
Two-Letter Start
TE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TE start
- NT ending
- repeated letters
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- tenant is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
noun
One who has possession of any place.
noun
One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
noun
Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
verb
To hold as, or be, a tenant.
verb
To inhabit.
Related Words
Same Letters
- antennae
- antenna
- neaten
- anent
- eaten
- ante
- neat
Synonyms
- dweller
- occupant
- lessee
- rentee
- renter