mood
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How mood fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
D M O
Two-Letter Start
MO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OD
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- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- MO start
- OD ending
- repeated letters
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- mood 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 d, m, o plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A mental or emotional state, composure.
"I've been in a bad mood since I dumped my boyfriend."
noun
Emotional character (of a work of music, literature, or other art).
noun
A sullen, gloomy or angry mental state; a bad mood.
"He's in a mood with me today."
noun
A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something.
"I'm not in the mood for running today."
noun
A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling.
"A good politician senses the mood of the crowd."
noun
A familiar, relatable feeling, experience, or thing.
noun
Courage, heart, valor; also vim and vigor.
"He fought with mood in many a bloody slaught."
noun
(grammar) A verb form that depends on how its containing clause relates to the speaker’s or writer’s wish, intent, or assertion about reality.
"The most common mood in English is the indicative."
Related Words
Same Letters
- doom
Synonyms
- bigmood
- composure
- humor
- spirit
- temperament
- frameofmind
- huff
- pet
- temper
- grammaticalmood
- mode
Antonyms
- goodhumour
- goodmood
- goodspirits