sakes
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When sakes helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E K S
Two-Letter Start
SA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ES
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- SA start
- ES ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- sakes is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, k, s plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (S x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ES ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the SA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
An alcoholic beverage made from fermenting various forms of rice, usually with an ABV similar to wine.
noun
Cause, interest or account
"For the sake of argument"
noun
Purpose or end; reason
"For old times' sake"
noun
The benefit or regard of someone or something
noun
(obsolete except in phrases) contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge
noun
A class of Japanese rice wines made from polished rice and typically about 20% alcohol by volume.