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divebomb
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8 LETTERS8 POINTS15 AS PANGRAM
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How divebomb fits the hive
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
B D E I M O V
Two-Letter Start
DI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MB
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- DI start
- MB ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
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- divebomb is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (B x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The MB ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DI start.
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Definitions
verb
(of an aircraft) To bomb whilst in a steep dive.
verb
(of a bird) To attack (especially the head of) a person or animal that strays into their territory.
verb
(of a motorist) To overtake slower traffic by way of a more circuitous route, such as a pair of freeway exit and entrance ramps.
Related Words
Same Letters
- divebombed