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infill
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When infill helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
F I L N
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- IN start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
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- infill is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, i, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
That which fills in a space, hole or gap.
noun
The redecoration of a fingernail or toenail after it has grown, to prevent an unsightly gap.
verb
To fill in a space, hole or gap.
verb
To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.
noun
Infiltration, the act of going into a place.