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hiccupped

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9 LETTERS9 POINTS16 AS PANGRAM

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How hiccupped fits the hive

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Base Score

9

16 with pangram bonus

Unique Letters

7

C D E H I P U

Two-Letter Start

HI

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

ED

Useful for cleanup scans

  • 9 letters
  • 7 unique letters
  • HI start
  • ED ending
  • pangram-shaped
  • repeated letters

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  • hiccupped is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2, P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HI start.
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Definitions

  1. verb

    To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.

  2. verb

    To say with a hiccup.

    ""I haven't touched a drop, officer," the suspect hiccupped."

  3. verb

    To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup.

    "The car engine hiccupped but wouldn't start."

Related Words

Same Letters

  • hiccuped

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