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cyanide
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS14 AS PANGRAM[ˈsaɪənaɪd]
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When cyanide helps
Base Score
7
14 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A C D E I N Y
Two-Letter Start
CY
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
DE
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- 7 letters
- 7 unique letters
- CY start
- DE ending
- pangram-shaped
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- cyanide is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- The DE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CY start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈsaɪənaɪd]
noun
Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the C≡N-1 anion.
noun
Potassium cyanide - a water soluble poison
noun
Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas - a poisonous gas
verb
To treat or poison with cyanide.