natick
/nˈeɪtɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An intersection of two obscure crossword puzzle clues.
name
name
Synonym of Massachusett (“an Algonquian language”).
noun
A member of the Praying Indians of Natick, a community of indigenous Christian converts in the town of Natick, Massachusetts, United States.
Example Sentences
- "“The NATICK Principle. And here it is: If you include a proper noun in your grid that you cannot reasonably expect more than 1/4 of the solving public to have heard of, you must cross that noun with reasonably common words and phrases or very common names.”"
- "“A crossword blogger by the name of Rex Parker critiqued one of my puzzles in The New York Times, where the illustrator 'N.C. Wyeth' crossed the Boston town 'Natick,'” Quigley explains. “[Parker] said, 'Who in their right mind is going to understand what's going to fit in that one square? It's totally unfair. From now on, this shall be known as the Natick Principle.'”"
- "“There were some tough proper nouns today (including a personal natick, included below) — BAYLOR, KRIS, RILKE, ILYA and DANA, among others. And I loved the clues for ESCAPEE, ONO, MYSELF, PANTS and FAT LADY.”"