tilt
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When tilt helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
I L T
Two-Letter Start
TI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LT
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TI start
- LT ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- tilt 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 i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A slope or inclination.
noun
The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
noun
The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
noun
A jousting contest.
noun
An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
noun
A thrust, as with a lance.
noun
A tilt hammer.
verb
To slope or incline (something); to slant.
"Tilt the barrel to pour out its contents."
verb
(jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
verb
To be at an angle.
verb
To point or thrust a weapon at.
verb
To point or thrust (a weapon).
verb
To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
"to tilt steel in order to render it more ductile"
verb
To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).
verb
(of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
noun
A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
noun
Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
verb
To cover with a tilt, or awning.