damn
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How damn fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A D M N
Two-Letter Start
DA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MN
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DA start
- MN ending
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- damn is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- The MN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The use of "damn" as a curse.
"He said a few damns and left."
noun
A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
"The new hires aren't worth a damn."
noun
The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
"I don't give a damn."
verb
To condemn to hell.
"I damn you eternally, fiend!"
verb
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
verb
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
"I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker."
verb
To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
verb
To curse; put a curse upon.
"That man stole my wallet. Damn him!"
verb
To invoke damnation; to curse.
adjective
Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
"Shut the damn door!"
adverb
Very; extremely.
"That car was going damn fast!"
interjection
Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or suprise, etc. See also dammit.
Related Words
Same Letters
- madman
- adman