Disputed
minuend
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd]
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When minuend helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
D E I M N U
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ND
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- MI start
- ND ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- minuend is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, m, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ND ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd]
noun
A number or quantity from which another is to be subtracted.
"In the subtraction 10 − 4, 10 is the minuend and 4 is the subtrahend."