dirt
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How dirt fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
D I R T
Two-Letter Start
DI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
RT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DI start
- RT ending
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- dirt 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 d, i, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The RT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
Soil or earth.
noun
A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.
noun
Previously unknown facts, or the invented "facts", about a person.
"The reporter uncovered the dirt on the businessman by going undercover."
noun
Meanness; sordidness.
noun
In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.
noun
Freckles
verb
To make foul or filthy; soil; befoul; dirty
Related Words
Synonyms
- filth
- gossip
- kompromat