firing
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When firing helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
F G I N R
Two-Letter Start
FI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- FI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- firing is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, g, i, n, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To set (something, often a building) on fire.
verb
To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
"If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack."
verb
To drive away by setting a fire.
verb
To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct or poor performance).
verb
To shoot (a gun or analogous device).
"He fired his radar gun at passing cars."
verb
To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
verb
To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
verb
To cause an action potential in a cell.
"When a neuron fires, it transmits information."
verb
To forcibly direct (something).
"He answered the questions the reporters fired at him."
verb
(computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
"The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading."
verb
To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
"to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge"
verb
To animate; to give life or spirit to.
"to fire the genius of a young man"
verb
To feed or serve the fire of.
"to fire a boiler"
verb
To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
verb
To cauterize.
verb
To catch fire; to be kindled.
verb
To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
noun
The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
"After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing."
noun
The fuel for a fire.
noun
The act of adding fuel to a fire.
noun
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
noun
The dismissal of someone from a job.
noun
Cauterization.