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indium
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈɪndi.əm]
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When indium helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
D I M N U
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
UM
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- UM ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- indium is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, i, m, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The UM ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈɪndi.əm]
noun
A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.
noun
A single atom of this element.