leech
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When leech helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C E H L
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CH
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LE start
- CH ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- leech is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, e, h, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CH ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
noun
A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.
noun
A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.
verb
To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
verb
To drain (resources) without giving back.
"Bert leeched hundreds of files from the BBS, but never uploaded anything in return."
noun
A physician.
noun
(Heathenry) A healer.
verb
To treat, cure or heal.
noun
The vertical edge of a square sail.
noun
The aft edge of a triangular sail.