fogging
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How fogging fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
F G I N O
Two-Letter Start
FO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- FO start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- fogging is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, g, i, 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 FO start.
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Definitions
verb
To become covered with or as if with fog.
verb
To become obscured in condensation or water.
"The mirror fogged every time he showered."
verb
To become dim or obscure.
verb
To make dim or obscure.
verb
To cover with or as if with fog.
verb
To disperse insecticide into (a forest canopy) so as to collect organisms.
verb
To obscure in condensation or water.
verb
To make confusing or obscure.
verb
To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog.
verb
To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off the fog from.
verb
To become covered with the kind of grass called fog.
noun
The dispersal of insecticide into a forest canopy so as to collect organisms.
Related Words
Same Letters
- goofing
- offing
Synonyms
- becomecloudy
- becomesteamy
- blur
- cloud
- obscure