levied
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How levied fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E I L V
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- LE start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- levied is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, l, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
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Definitions
verb
To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
"to levy a tax"
verb
To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
verb
To draft someone into military service.
verb
To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
verb
To wage war.
verb
To raise, as a siege.
verb
To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.
"to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc."
Related Words
Same Letters
- deviled
- veiled
- devil
- lived