Disputed
penna
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When penna helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E N P
Two-Letter Start
PE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NA
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- PE start
- NA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- penna is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
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