eject
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When eject helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C E J T
Two-Letter Start
EJ
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CT
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- EJ start
- CT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- eject is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, e, j, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EJ start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
verb
To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
"Andrew was ejected from his apartment for not paying the rent."
verb
To throw out or remove forcefully.
"In other news, a Montreal man was ejected from his car when he was involved in an accident."
verb
To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
verb
To project oneself from an aircraft.
"The pilot lost control of the plane and had to eject."
verb
To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
"Press that button to eject the video tape."
verb
To come out of a machine.
"I can't get this cassette to eject."
noun
An inferred object of someone else's consciousness
Related Words
Synonyms
- remove
- comeout
- kickout
- sendoff
- toss
- bootout
- discharge
- dismiss
- driveout
- evict
- expel
- oust