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innate
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ɪˈneɪt]
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When innate helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E I N T
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- innate is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, i, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ɪˈneɪt][ɪˈneɪt]
verb
To cause to exist; to call into being.
adjective
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
adjective
Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
"innate ideas"
adjective
Instinctive; coming from instinct.
adjective
Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
"an innate anther"