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food
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4 LETTERS1 POINTfuːd
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How food fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
D F O
Two-Letter Start
FO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OD
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- FO start
- OD ending
- repeated letters
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- food is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, f, 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 FO start.
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Pronunciation
fuːdfudfuːd
Definitions
noun
Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
"The innkeeper brought them food and drink."
noun
A foodstuff.
noun
Anything that nourishes or sustains.
"Mozart and Bach are food for my soul."
Related Words
Same Letters
- doff
Synonyms
- bellytimber
- chow
- comestible
- eats
- feed
- fodder
- foodstuffs
- nosh
- nourishment
- provender
- sustenance
- victuals