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adage
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈæ.dɪdʒ]
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When adage helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A D E G
Two-Letter Start
AD
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AD start
- GE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- adage is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, e, g plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AD start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈæ.dɪdʒ]
noun
An old saying which has obtained credit by long use
noun
An old saying which has been overused or considered a cliché; a trite maxim