ancient
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When ancient helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C E I N T
Two-Letter Start
AN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AN start
- NT ending
- repeated letters
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- ancient is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, i, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A person who is very old.
noun
A person who lived in ancient times.
noun
One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
noun
A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
adjective
Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
"an ancient city an ancient forest"
adjective
Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
"an ancient author an ancient empire"
adjective
(history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
adjective
Experienced; versed.
adjective
Former; sometime.
noun
A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
noun
The bearer of a flag; ensign