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currant
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈkʌɹənt]
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When currant helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C N R T U
Two-Letter Start
CU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CU start
- NT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- currant is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, n, r, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (R x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CU start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌɹənt][ˈkɝənt][ˈkʌɹənt]
noun
A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4mm diameter when dried.
noun
The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red.
noun
A shrub bearing such fruit.