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Yes, secondary is playable

...and is worth 16 points.

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"Secondary" Definition

noun

A secondary color.
Astronomy A celestial body that revolves around another; a satellite.
Electricity A coil or circuit having an induced current.
Football The defensive backfield.
One that acts in an auxiliary, subordinate, or inferior capacity.

adjective

Botany Of, relating to, or derived from a lateral meristem, especially a cambium.
Chemistry Characterized or formed by replacement of two atoms or radicals within a molecule. Used of a compound.
Derived from what is primary or original: a secondary source; a secondary infection.
Electricity Having an induced current that is generated by an inductively coupled primary. Used of a circuit or coil.
Geology Produced from another mineral by decay or alteration.

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