glut
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How glut fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
G L T U
Two-Letter Start
GL
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Ending
UT
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- GL start
- UT ending
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- glut is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, l, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
An excess, too much.
"a glut of the market"
noun
That which is swallowed.
noun
Something that fills up an opening.
noun
A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.
noun
A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.
noun
(bricklaying) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.
noun
An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.
noun
A block used for a fulcrum.
noun
The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla anguilla, syn. Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.
verb
To fill to capacity; to satisfy all demand or requirement; to sate.
"to glut one's appetite"
verb
To eat gluttonously or to satiety.
Related Words
Synonyms
- clog
- excess
- overabundance
- plethora
- slew
- surfeit
- surplus
Antonyms
- lack
- shortage