teem
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When teem helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E M T
Two-Letter Start
TE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EM
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TE start
- EM ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- teem 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 e, m, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EM ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
verb
To be stocked to overflowing.
verb
To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
"Fish teem in this pond."
verb
To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.
verb
To empty.
verb
To pour (especially with rain)
verb
To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to fill, as a mould, with molten metal.
verb
To think fit.
Related Words
Same Letters
- emmet
- meet
- mete