grinding
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When grinding helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
D G I N R
Two-Letter Start
GR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- GR start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- grinding is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, g, i, n, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2, I x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GR start.
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Pronunciation
verb
To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
verb
To shape with the force of friction.
"grind a lens; grind an axe"
verb
To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
verb
To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
"Steel grinds to a sharp edge."
verb
To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
verb
To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
verb
To oppress, hold down or weaken.
verb
To rotate the hips erotically.
verb
To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
verb
To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
verb
To operate by turning a crank.
"to grind an organ"
verb
To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
verb
To automatically format and indent code.
verb
To instill through repetitive teaching.
"Grinding lessons into students' heads does not motivate them to learn."
verb
To eat.
"Eh, brah, let's go grind."
verb
To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
verb
To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
noun
The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
"Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine."
noun
A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
noun
Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
adjective
Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
"The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree."
adjective
Hard and tedious.
"a week filled with grinding toil"
Related Words
Same Letters
- girding
- ridding
- ridging
- riding
- grind