flood
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How flood fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
D F L O
Two-Letter Start
FL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OD
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- FL start
- OD ending
- repeated letters
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- flood is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, f, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FL start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
noun
A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
"a flood of complaints"
noun
The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
noun
A floodlight.
noun
Menstrual discharge; menses.
noun
Water as opposed to land.
verb
To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
verb
To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
"The floor was flooded with beer."
verb
To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
"The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints."
verb
To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
verb
To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
Related Words
Same Letters
- fold
Synonyms
- inundate
- overfill
- deluge
- swamp
Antonyms
- drain