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forgoing

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How forgoing fits the hive

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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.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.

Definitions

  1. verb

    To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.

  2. verb

    To do without, to abandon, to renounce.

  3. 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

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