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fretting

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8 LETTERS8 POINTS15 AS PANGRAM[ˈfɹɛtɪŋ]

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Base Score

15 with pangram bonus

Unique Letters

E F G I N R T

Two-Letter Start

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Ending

ING

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fretting is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FR start.

[ˈfɹɛtɪŋ]

verb
Especially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
verb
To chafe or irritate; to worry.
verb
To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
"to fret the surface of water"
verb
In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
verb
To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
verb
To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
verb
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
"A wristband frets on the edges."
verb
To be anxious, to worry.
verb
To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
"Rancour frets in the malignant breast."
verb
To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
verb
To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or with carving or relief (raised) work.
verb
To form a pattern on; to variegate.
verb
To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
verb
To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
verb
Musical senses.
noun
Action of the verb to fret.