offline
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When offline helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
E F I L N O
Two-Letter Start
OF
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- OF start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
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- offline is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, f, i, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (F x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OF start.
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verb
To take (a system, etc.) offline; to demote from an active or online state.
adjective
Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
"I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline."
adjective
(by extension) Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.
"offline dating"
adverb
While offline; with an offline system.
adverb
Outside the current meeting, in a more private setting.