Disputed
inanition
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9 LETTERS9 POINTS[ɪnəˈnɪʃən]
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When inanition helps
Base Score
9
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A I N O T
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TION
Check this pattern late
- 9 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- TION ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- inanition is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x3, N x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TION ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
[ɪnəˈnɪʃən]
noun
The act of removing the contents of something; the state of being empty.
noun
A state of advanced lack of adequate nutrition, food, or water or a physiological inability to utilize them, with resulting weakness; starvation or cachexia.
noun
A spiritual emptiness or lack of purpose or will to live, akin to the Existentialist Philosophy state of "nausea".