boggle
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When boggle helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
B E G L O
Two-Letter Start
BO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BO start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- boggle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, g, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A scruple or objection.
noun
A bungle; a botched situation.
verb
Either literally or figuratively to stop or hesitate as if suddenly seeing a bogle.
"The dogs went on, but the horse boggled at the sudden appearance of the strange beast."
verb
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
"He boggled at the surprising news."
verb
To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
"The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike."
verb
To embarrass with difficulties; to palter or equivocate; to bungle or botch.
verb
To dissemble; to play fast and loose (with someone or something).
noun
A goblin; a frightful spectre or phantom; a bogy or bugbear.