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inching
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈɪntʃɪŋ]
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When inching helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
C G H I N
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- inching is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, g, h, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (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 IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
[ˈɪntʃɪŋ]
verb
(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
"Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge."
verb
To drive by inches, or small degrees.
verb
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
noun
Very gradual movement.
Related Words
Same Letters
- chinning
- cinching