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militiaman
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When militiaman helps
Base Score
10
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I L M N T
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 10 letters
- 6 unique letters
- MI start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- militiaman is worth 10 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 x3, 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 MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A member of a militia.