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heptane
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When heptane helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A E H N P T
Two-Letter Start
HE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- HE start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- heptane is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, h, n, p, t 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 HE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)