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zinnia
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How zinnia fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A I N Z
Two-Letter Start
ZI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- ZI start
- IA ending
- repeated letters
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- zinnia is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, n, z plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ZI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
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Definitions
noun
Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid