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defunded
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How defunded fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E F N U
Two-Letter Start
DE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- DE start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- defunded is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, f, n, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x3, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DE start.
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Definitions
verb
To cancel funding for.
Related Words
Same Letters
- undefended
- unfunded
- defund
- funded
- unfed