gaga
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How gaga fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
2
A G
Two-Letter Start
GA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 2 unique letters
- GA start
- GA ending
- repeated letters
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- gaga is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 2 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, g plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
adjective
Mentally senile.
"The elderly patients in the hospital were going gaga."
adjective
Crazy.
"You might go gaga if you stare at this screen too long."
adjective
Infatuated.
"The girls were going gaga over the handsome new boy who joined the class."
noun
A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon.