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encaenia
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS
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When encaenia helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E I N
Two-Letter Start
EN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IA
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- EN start
- IA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- encaenia is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, E x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
noun
A festival held to mark the anniversary of the dedication of a church or temple; (especially), of the Temple at Jerusalem.
noun
The annual commemoration service of founders and benefactors of Oxford University.