mending
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How mending fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
D E G I M N
Two-Letter Start
ME
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- ME start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- mending is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, g, i, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ME start.
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Definitions
verb
To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
"My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending."
verb
To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
"Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist."
verb
To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
verb
To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.
noun
The act by which something is mended or repaired.
Related Words
Same Letters
- emending
- deeming