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belittle
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS[bɨˈlɪt.əl]
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How belittle fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
B E I L T
Two-Letter Start
BE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BE start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- belittle is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, L x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BE start.
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Pronunciation
[bɨˈlɪt.əl][bɨˈlɪt.əl]
Definitions
verb
To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation.
"Don't belittle your colleagues."
Related Words
Same Letters
- billet
Synonyms
- bagatellize
- degrade
- denigrate
- deprecate
- disparage
- downplay
- makelightof
- playdown
- trivialize
- understate
Antonyms
- exaggerate