jobbed
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When jobbed helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
B D E J O
Two-Letter Start
JO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- JO start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- jobbed is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, d, e, j, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (B x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the JO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
verb
To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
verb
To work as a jobber.
verb
To take the loss.
verb
To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
verb
(often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
"We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms."
verb
To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
verb
To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
verb
To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
verb
To hire or let in periods of service.
"to job a carriage"