Disputed
elemi
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When elemi helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E I L M
Two-Letter Start
EL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MI
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- EL start
- MI ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- elemi is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The MI ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines.
noun
A resin harvested from the elemi tree.