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gilling
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How gilling fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
G I L N
Two-Letter Start
GI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 4 unique letters
- GI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- gilling is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2, I x2, L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GI start.
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Definitions
verb
To remove the gills from a fish as part of gutting and cleaning it
verb
To catch (a fish) in a gillnet
verb
To be or become entangled in a gillnet
verb
To act as a prostitute.
Related Words
Same Letters
- giggling
- niggling
- gingili
- lignin
- lining
- ling