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irritant
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[ˈɪɹɪtənt]
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When irritant helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A I N R T
Two-Letter Start
IR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IR start
- NT ending
- repeated letters
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- irritant is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, n, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, R x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈɪɹɪtənt]
noun
Any medication designed to cause irritation
noun
A source of irritation.
adjective
Causing irritation or inflammation.
adjective
Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.