flogging
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How flogging fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
F G I L N O
Two-Letter Start
FL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- FL start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- flogging is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, g, i, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment.
verb
To use something to extreme; to abuse.
verb
To sell.
verb
To steal something.
verb
To defeat easily or convincingly.
verb
To exploit.
noun
Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
"What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet."
Related Words
Same Letters
- foiling
- fooling
- golfing