denizen
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When denizen helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E I N Z
Two-Letter Start
DE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- DE start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
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- denizen is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, n, z plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
"The giant squid is one of many denizens of the deep."
noun
One who frequents a place.
"The denizens of that pub are of the roughest sort."
noun
A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent.
"Though born in Iceland, he became a denizen of Britain after leaving Oxford."
noun
An animal or plant from a particular range or habitat.
"The bald eagle is a denizen of the northern part of the state."
noun
A foreign word that has become naturalised in another language.
verb
To grant rights of citizenship to; to naturalize.
"He was denizened to Ireland after fleeing his home country."
verb
To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.