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trainman
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS
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When trainman helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I M N R T
Two-Letter Start
TR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AN
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- TR start
- AN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- trainman is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, m, n, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad.
noun
A brakeman.