keening
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How keening fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
E G I K N
Two-Letter Start
KE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- KE start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- keening is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, g, i, k, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E 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 KE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Definitions
verb
To make cold, to sharpen.
verb
To utter a keen.
verb
To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
verb
To mourn.
noun
Intense mournful wailing after a death, often at a funeral or wake
noun
(by extension) An unpleasant wailing sound.
adjective
Sharp, shrill, especially of a sound.
"The keening sound of a dentist's drill sets my teeth on edge."
Related Words
Same Letters
- geeking
- kneeing
- eking