raid
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How raid fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A D I R
Two-Letter Start
RA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ID
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- RA start
- ID ending
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- raid is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, i, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ID ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
noun
An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering
"a police raid of a narcotics factory"
noun
An attacking movement.
noun
An activity initiated at or towards the end of a live broadcast by the broadcaster that sends its viewers to a different broadcast, primarily intended to boost the viewership of the receiving broadcaster. This is frequently accompanied by a message in the form of a hashtag that is posted in the broadcast's chat by the viewers.
noun
A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
verb
To engage in a raid against.
"The police raided the gambling den."
verb
To lure from another; to entice away from.
verb
To indulge oneself by taking from.
"I raided the fridge for snacks."
Related Words
Same Letters
- radii
- arid
Synonyms
- irruption
- attack
- foray
- incursion