militant
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When militant helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I L M N T
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- MI start
- NT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- militant is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, m, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I 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 MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A soldier, a combatant.
noun
An entrenched or aggressive adherent to a particular cause, now especially a member of a particular ideological faction.
noun
Specifically, someone who supports the Trotskyist political view expressed in the newspaper Militant, or who engages in aggressive left-wing politics.
adjective
Fighting or disposed to fight; belligerent, warlike.
adjective
Aggressively supporting of a political or social cause; adamant, combative.