polluted
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How polluted fits the hive
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
D E L O P T U
Two-Letter Start
PO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- PO start
- ED ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
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- polluted is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PO start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
"The factory polluted the river when it cleaned its tanks."
verb
To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
"The lights from the stadium polluted the night sky, and we couldn't see the stars."
verb
To corrupt or profane
verb
To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour.
adjective
Made unclean or impure
adjective
Drunk
Related Words
Same Letters
- outpolled
Antonyms
- uncontaminated
- unpolluted