mining
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When mining helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
G I M N
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- mining is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include 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.
Pronunciation
verb
To remove (ore) from the ground.
verb
To dig into, for ore or metal.
verb
To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).
verb
To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).
verb
To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.
verb
To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.
verb
(by extension) To ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.
verb
To pick one's nose.
verb
To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.
noun
The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
"gold mining"
noun
Any activity that extracts or undermines.
"His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable."
noun
The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode
noun
Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work