chiming
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When chiming helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
C G H I M N
Two-Letter Start
CH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CH start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- chiming is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, g, h, i, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
verb
To make the sound of a chime.
"I got up for lunch as soon as the wall clock began chiming noon."
verb
To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.
verb
To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.
verb
To agree; to correspond.
"The other lab's results chimed with mine, so I knew we were on the right track with the research."
verb
To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming.
noun
An instance of chiming; a sound that chimes.