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How vanillin fits the hive

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Base Score

8

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

5

A I L N V

Two-Letter Start

VA

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

IN

Useful for cleanup scans

  • 8 letters
  • 5 unique letters
  • VA start
  • IN ending
  • repeated letters

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  • vanillin is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, n, v plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, L x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The IN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the VA start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.

Definitions

  1. noun

    A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.

  2. noun

    Synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean.

Related Words

Same Letters

  • vanilla
  • villain
  • anvil

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