giving
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How giving fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
G I N V
Two-Letter Start
GI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- GI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- giving is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, n, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2, I 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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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
(ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.
verb
(ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
"I give it a 95% chance of success."
verb
To yield slightly when a force is applied.
verb
To collapse under pressure or force.
"One pillar gave, then more, and suddenly the whole floor pancaked onto the floor below."
verb
To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
"They're giving my favorite show!"
verb
To lead (onto or into).
"The master bedroom gives onto a spacious balcony."
verb
To provide a view of.
"His window gave the park."
verb
To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
"The number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship."
verb
To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
verb
To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
verb
To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
"He can be bad-tempered, I'll give you that, but he's a hard worker."
verb
To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
verb
To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
"The umpire finally gave his decision: the ball was out."
verb
To grant power or permission to; to allow.
verb
To devote or apply (oneself).
"That boy is given to fits of bad temper."
verb
To become soft or moist.
verb
To shed tears; to weep.
verb
To have a misgiving.
verb
To be going on, to be occurring
"What gives?"
noun
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
noun
A gift; a benefaction.
noun
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
adjective
Having the tendency to give; generous
Related Words
Synonyms
- bend
- cede
- flex
- move
- yield
- estimate
- guess
- predict
Antonyms
- resist
- get
- obtain
- receive
- take