iguana
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When iguana helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A G I N U
Two-Letter Start
IG
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NA
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IG start
- NA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- iguana is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, g, i, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IG start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
noun
In zoology, any member of the genus Iguana
noun
Colloquially, in America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
noun
Colloquially, in Africa, any large member of the genus Varanus, especially the aquatic Nile monitor -- see leguan
noun
Colloquially, in Australia, any member of the genus Varanus -- see goanna