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taiga
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[taɪˈɡa]
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When taiga helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A G I T
Two-Letter Start
TA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GA
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TA start
- GA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- taiga is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, g, i, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[taɪˈɡa]
noun
A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.