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When ignoring helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
G I N O R
Two-Letter Start
IG
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IG start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- ignoring is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, n, o, 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 IG start.
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verb
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
"A problem ignored is a problem doubled."
verb
To pretend to not notice someone or something.
verb
Fail to notice.
verb
Not to know.
noun
The act by which something is ignored.
Related Words
Same Letters
- gorging
- ironing
- goring
- gringo
- origin
- groin
Synonyms
- beignorantof
- connive
- dissimulate
- overlook
- turnablindeyeto
- winkat
- misheed
- neglect
- unheed
- unmind
Antonyms
- know
- notice
- observe
- recognize
- watch