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elided
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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How elided fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E I L
Two-Letter Start
EL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- EL start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- elided is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, l 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 EL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Definitions
verb
To leave out or omit (something).
verb
To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.
verb
To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.
Related Words
Same Letters
- diddled
- diddle
- lidded
- elide
- idled
- deli
- idle
- lied