needed
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How needed fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
D E N
Two-Letter Start
NE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- NE start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- needed is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3, D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NE start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To have an absolute requirement for.
"Living things need water to survive."
verb
To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
"After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave."
verb
(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
"You need not go if you don't want to."
verb
To be required; to be necessary.
verb
To be necessary (to someone).
adjective
Necessary; being required.
"A much-needed rest."
Related Words
Same Letters
- ended
- dene
- need
Synonyms
- desire
- want
- will
- wish
- wouldlike
- be
- lack
- without
- inneedof
- require