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glaciology
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10 LETTERS10 POINTS17 AS PANGRAM[ˌɡleɪsɪˈɒlədʒi]
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When glaciology helps
Base Score
10
17 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A C G I L O Y
Two-Letter Start
GL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GY
Check this pattern late
- 10 letters
- 7 unique letters
- GL start
- GY ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
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- glaciology is worth 10 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2, L x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˌɡleɪsɪˈɒlədʒi][ˌɡleɪʃiˈɑlədʒi][ˌɡleɪsɪˈɒlədʒi]
noun
The study of ice and its effect on the landscape, especially the study of glaciers.