edited
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Spelling Bee Profile
How edited fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E I T
Two-Letter Start
ED
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- ED start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- edited is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ED start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To change a text, or a document.
verb
To be the editor of a publication.
"He edits the Chronicle."
verb
To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
"Wikipedia is an interactive encyclopedia which allows anybody to edit and improve articles."
verb
To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
verb
To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames.
verb
To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
verb
To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
adjective
Having been altered from the original version.
Related Words
Same Letters
- dieted
- tidied
- tided
- diet
- edit
- tide
- tied
Synonyms
- splice
- cut
- alter
- fixup
- retouch
Antonyms
- unedited