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mainland
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[ˈmeɪ̪nlənd]
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When mainland helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A D I L M N
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ND
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- MA start
- ND ending
- repeated letters
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- mainland is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, i, l, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ND ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈmeɪ̪nlənd][ˈmeɪ̪nlənd]
noun
The continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
noun
The principal island of a group.