cinch
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When cinch helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C H I N
Two-Letter Start
CI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CH
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CI start
- CH ending
- repeated letters
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- cinch is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, h, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CI start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
noun
Something that is very easy to do.
"No problem. It's a cinch."
noun
A firm hold.
verb
To bring to certain conclusion.
verb
To tighten down.
noun
A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the hand is added, and the five of trumps (called "right Pedro") and the five of the same colour (called "left Pedro", and ranking between the five and the four of trumps) are each worth five. Fifty-one points make a game.
verb
In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a higher trump than the five.
Related Words
Same Letters
- chin
- inch
Synonyms
- breeze
- cakewalk
- doddle
- pieceofcake
- walkinthepark
- walkover
- doublepedro
- highfive