availing
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How availing fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A G I L N V
Two-Letter Start
AV
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- AV start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- availing is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, g, i, l, n, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AV start.
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Definitions
verb
To turn to the advantage of.
"I availed myself of the opportunity."
verb
To be of service to.
"Artifices will not avail the sinner in the day of judgment."
verb
To promote; to assist.
verb
To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
"Medicines will not avail to halt the disease."
verb
To provide; to make available.
noun
Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use
"Any use would probably be an availing of the protection afforded by the passport."
adjective
Efficacious.
Related Words
Same Letters
- vaginal
- laving
Antonyms
- disavail