chinning
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When chinning helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
C G H I N
Two-Letter Start
CH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CH start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- chinning is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, g, h, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x3, 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 talk.
verb
To talk to or with (someone).
verb
To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar).
verb
To punch or hit (someone)'s chin (part of the body).
verb
To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.
verb
To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin.
verb
To put one's chin on (something).
verb
To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin.
Related Words
Same Letters
- cinching
- inching
Synonyms
- gab