Disputed
alicyclic
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When alicyclic helps
Base Score
9
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C I L Y
Two-Letter Start
AL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
Check this pattern late
- 9 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AL start
- IC ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- alicyclic is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, l, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x3, I x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Such an organic compound
adjective
Of a class of organic compounds having both aliphatic (chain) and cyclic (ring) structure