asks
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When asks helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A K S
Two-Letter Start
AS
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
KS
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- AS start
- KS ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- asks is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, k, s plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (S x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The KS ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AS start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To request (information, or an answer to a question).
"I asked her age."
verb
To put forward (a question) to be answered.
"to ask a question"
verb
To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
"I'm going to ask this lady for directions."
verb
To request or petition; usually with for.
"to ask for a second helping at dinner"
verb
To request permission to do something.
"Did you ask to use the car?"
verb
To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity.
"What price are you asking for the house?"
verb
To invite.
"Don't ask them to the wedding."
verb
To publish in church for marriage; said of both the banns and the persons.
verb
To take (a person's situation) as an example.