growing
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When growing helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
G I N O R W
Two-Letter Start
GR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- GR start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- growing is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, n, o, r, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G 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 become larger, to increase in magnitude.
"Children grow quickly."
verb
To appear or sprout.
"A long tail began to grow from his backside."
verb
To develop, to mature.
"As I grew throughout adolescence, I came to appreciate many things about human nature."
verb
To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
"Have you ever grown your hair before?"
verb
To assume a condition or quality over time.
"The boy grew wise as he matured."
verb
To become attached or fixed; to adhere.
noun
Growth; increase
noun
(attributive) Connected with growing
"The growing season here begins in March."
adjective
That grows.
"Milk is good for growing children."
Related Words
Same Letters
- wronging
- ingrown
- rowing
Antonyms
- shrink