king
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When king helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
G I K N
Two-Letter Start
KI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- KI start
- ING ending
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- king is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, k, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it's an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
"Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 to 1547."
noun
A powerful or majorly influential person.
"Howard Stern styled himself as the "king of all media"."
noun
Something that has a preeminent position.
"In times of financial panic, cash is king."
noun
A component of certain games.
noun
A king skin.
"Oi mate, have you got kings?"
noun
A male dragonfly; a drake.
noun
A king-sized bed.
noun
A male person.
verb
To crown king, to make (a person) king.
verb
To rule over as king.
verb
To perform the duties of a king.
verb
To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
verb
To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
verb
To dress and perform as a drag king.
noun
A sounding stone, a Chinese musical instrument.