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indica
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When indica helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C D I N
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CA
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- CA ending
- repeated letters
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- indica is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any of the indica subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
noun
Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica.