educe
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How educe fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
C D E U
Two-Letter Start
ED
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- ED start
- CE ending
- repeated letters
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- educe is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, d, e, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ED start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Definitions
noun
An inference.
verb
To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
verb
To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
verb
To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
verb
To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
verb
To cause or generate; to bring about.
Related Words
Same Letters
- deduced
- deduce
- deuced
- educed
- deuce
- cued