dogged
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When dogged helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E G O
Two-Letter Start
DO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DO start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- dogged is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, g, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To pursue with the intent to catch.
verb
To follow in an annoying or harassing way.
"The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."
verb
To fasten a hatch securely.
"It is very important to dog down these hatches..."
verb
To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.
"I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."
verb
To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
"A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."
verb
To criticize.
verb
To divide (a watch) with a comrade.
adjective
Stubbornly persevering, steadfast
adverb
Very