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antennae
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[ænˈtɛnaɪ]
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When antennae helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E N T
Two-Letter Start
AN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AE
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AN start
- AE ending
- repeated letters
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- antennae is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x3, A x2, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ænˈtɛnaɪ]
noun
A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
noun
An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
noun
The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
noun
A fragment of an oligosaccharide
noun
The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.