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neonate
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt]
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When neonate helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E N O T
Two-Letter Start
NE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- NE start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- neonate is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt][ˈni.oʊ.neɪt][ˈniː.əʊ.neɪt]
noun
A newborn infant; recently born baby.