bard
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When bard helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A B D R
Two-Letter Start
BA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
RD
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- BA start
- RD ending
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- bard is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, d, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- The RD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
noun
(by extension) A poet.
"Shakespeare is known as the bard of Avon."
noun
A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
noun
Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
noun
A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
noun
The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
noun
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
verb
To cover a horse in defensive armor.
verb
To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.