bustle
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When bustle helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
B E L S T U
Two-Letter Start
BU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- BU start
- LE ending
Try it when
- bustle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, l, s, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BU start.
Pronunciation
noun
An excited activity; a stir.
noun
A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
noun
A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
verb
To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
"The commuters bustled about inside the train station."
verb
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
"The train station was bustling with commuters."
Related Words
Same Letters
- subtlest
- tubeless
- bullets
- bustles
- stubble
- sublets
- tubules
- bluest
- bluets
- sublet
- subtle
Synonyms
- abound
- brim
- bristle
- burst
- crawl
- swell
- teem
- flit
- hustle
- scamper
- scurry