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elegy
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ˈɛlɪdʒi]
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When elegy helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E G L Y
Two-Letter Start
EL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GY
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- EL start
- GY ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- elegy is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, g, l, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈɛlɪdʒi][ˈɛlɪdʒi][ˈɛlɪdʒi]
noun
A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
noun
A composition of mournful character.
Related Words
Same Letters
- leggy
- gley
Synonyms
- dirge
- threnody