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forgoing
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How forgoing fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
F G I N O R
Two-Letter Start
FO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- FO start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- forgoing is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, g, i, n, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2, O x2); 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 let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
verb
To do without, to abandon, to renounce.
verb
To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.
"I wouldn't forgo something, unless I'm convinced that it's detrimental in some way or another."
Related Words
Same Letters
- forging
- griffon
- roofing