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doodling
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How doodling fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
D G I L N O
Two-Letter Start
DO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- DO start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- doodling is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, g, i, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DO start.
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Definitions
verb
To draw or scribble aimlessly.
"The bored student doodled a submarine in his notebook."
verb
To drone like a bagpipe.
noun
Something doodled; a careless sketch.
Related Words
Same Letters
- noodling
- dolling
- lodging
- doling