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violin
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[ˌvɑe.ɘˈlɘn]
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When violin helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
I L N O V
Two-Letter Start
VI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IN
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- VI start
- IN ending
- repeated letters
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- violin is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, l, n, o, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the VI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˌvɑe.ɘˈlɘn][ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
noun
A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family.
noun
A violinist.
"The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet."
verb
To play on, or as if on, a violin.