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unkinking

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9 LETTERS9 POINTS

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When unkinking helps

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Base Score

9

Before any board-specific bonus

Unique Letters

5

G I K N U

Two-Letter Start

UN

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

ING

Check this pattern late

  • 9 letters
  • 5 unique letters
  • UN start
  • ING ending
  • repeated letters

Try it when

  • unkinking is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, k, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x3, I x2, K x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the UN start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
  1. verb

    To remove the kinks from.

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