nite
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When nite helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E I N T
Two-Letter Start
NI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- NI start
- TE ending
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- nite is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.
"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"
noun
(Astronomy) The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening astronomical twilight when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
noun
(Legal) Often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
noun
An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
"a night on the town"
noun
A night (and part of the days before and after it) spent in a place away from home, e.g. a hotel.
"I stayed my friend's house for three nights."
noun
Nightfall.
"from noon till night"
noun
Darkness (due to it being nighttime).
"The cat disappeared into the night."
noun
A dark blue colour, midnight blue.
noun
A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.