offing
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How offing fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
F G I N O
Two-Letter Start
OF
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- OF start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- offing is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, g, i, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (F x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OF start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To kill.
"He got in the way so I had him offed."
verb
To switch off.
"Can you off the light?"
noun
The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
noun
The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
noun
The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
Related Words
Same Letters
- fogging
- goofing