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indican
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When indican helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C D I N
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
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- indican is worth 7 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, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A glucoside obtained from woad and other plants, the source of natural indigo.
noun
An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin); an indoxyl sulphate of potash.