bogged
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How bogged fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
B D E G O
Two-Letter Start
BO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BO start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- bogged is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, d, e, g, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BO start.
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Definitions
verb
(now often with "down") To sink or submerge someone or something into bogland.
verb
To prevent or slow someone or something from making progress.
verb
(now often with "down") To sink and stick in bogland.
verb
To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck.
verb
(originally vulgar Britain) To defecate, to void one's bowels.
verb
(originally vulgar Britain) To cover or spray with excrement.
verb
To make a mess of something.
verb
To provoke, to bug.
verb
(usually with "off") To go away.
adjective
Stuck; unable to progress; having been bogged down.
Related Words
Same Letters
- gobbed
- bodge