Disputed
kinin
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When kinin helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
I K N
Two-Letter Start
KI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IN
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- KI start
- IN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- kinin is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, k, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle.