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dwindle
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈdwɪn.dəl]
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When dwindle helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
D E I L N W
Two-Letter Start
DW
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- DW start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- dwindle is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, l, n, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DW start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
[ˈdwɪn.dəl][ˈdwɪn.dəl]
verb
To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.
verb
To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
verb
To lessen; to bring low.
verb
To break up or disperse.