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cicada
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[sɪˈkeɪ.də]
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When cicada helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C D I
Two-Letter Start
CI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
DA
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CI start
- DA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- cicada is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, i plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The DA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[sɪˈkeɪ.də][sɪˈkeɪ.də]
noun
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.