mincing
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When mincing helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
C G I M N
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- MI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- mincing is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, g, i, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
verb
To make less; make small.
verb
To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
verb
To effect mincingly.
verb
To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
"Butchers often use machines to mince meat."
verb
To suppress or weaken the force of
verb
To say or utter vaguely, not directly or frankly
"a minced oath"
verb
To affect; to pronounce affectedly or with an accent.
verb
To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
verb
To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
"I love going to gay bars and seeing drag queens mince around on stage."
noun
The act by which something is minced.
adjective
Affectedly dainty.