debt
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When debt helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
B D E T
Two-Letter Start
DE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
BT
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DE start
- BT ending
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- debt 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 b, d, e, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The BT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
noun
The state or condition of owing something to another.
"I am in your debt."
noun
Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.
noun
An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due.