Disputed
decane
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When decane helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C D E N
Two-Letter Start
DE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- DE start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- decane is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, e, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
noun
Any of the seventy-five isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C10H22