diddle
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When diddle helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E I L
Two-Letter Start
DI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DI start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- diddle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
noun
In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
noun
The penis.
verb
To cheat; to swindle.
verb
To have sex with.
verb
To masturbate (especially of women).
verb
To waste time.
verb
To totter, like a child learning to walk; to daddle.
verb
To manipulate a value at the level of individual bits (binary digits).
interjection
A meaningless word used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
"What's that tune that goes "diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum, diddle di-dum-dum"?"