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trivia
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˈtɹɪvi.ə]
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When trivia helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A I R T V
Two-Letter Start
TR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IA
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- TR start
- IA ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- trivia is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, r, t, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TR start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
[ˈtɹɪvi.ə]
noun
Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information
"These trivia take up too much of the day."
noun
A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
"I joined the trivia club this semester!"
noun
(in medieval universities) The lower division of the liberal arts; grammar, logic and rhetoric.
noun
The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.