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intima
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When intima helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A I M N T
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MA
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- MA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- intima is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, m, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The MA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
The innermost part of an anatomical structure, particularly a tubular one
"the intima of a blood vessel"