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unknitting
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How unknitting fits the hive
Base Score
10
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
G I K N T U
Two-Letter Start
UN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 10 letters
- 6 unique letters
- UN start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- unknitting is worth 10 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, k, n, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x3, I x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the UN start.
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Definitions
verb
To unravel.
"Exhaustion will unknit even the ordered mind."
verb
To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion.
Related Words
Synonyms
- tink