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mailman
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈmeɪl.mən]
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When mailman helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A I L M N
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- MA start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- mailman is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, M x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪl.mən]
noun
Someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes