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manta
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When manta helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A M N T
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TA
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MA start
- TA ending
- repeated letters
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- manta is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, m, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
noun
A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
noun
Any of several very large pelagic rays of the genus Manta, with winglike pectoral fins, a long tail, and two fins resembling horns that project from the head.