leet
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When leet helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E L T
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ET
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- LE start
- ET ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- leet is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ET ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
verb
To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
"After he knocked for hours, I decided to let him come in."
verb
To leave.
"Let me alone!"
verb
To allow the release of (a fluid).
"The physicians let about a pint of his blood, but to no avail."
verb
To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
"I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad."
verb
To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
"to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering"
verb
Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
"Let P be the point where AB and OX intersect."
verb
To cause (+ bare infinitive).
"Can you let me know what time you'll be arriving?"
noun
A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.
noun
The European pollock.
noun
An artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace
noun
A place where roads meet or cross; intersection
noun
Abbreviation of leetspeak.
adjective
Of or relating to leetspeak.
adjective
Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
adjective
Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
adjective
Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.
Related Words
Same Letters
- tell
Synonyms
- allow
- permit