ugly
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How ugly fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
G L U Y
Two-Letter Start
UG
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LY
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- UG start
- LY ending
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- ugly 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 g, l, u, y plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
Ugliness.
noun
An ugly person or thing.
noun
A shade for the face, projecting from a bonnet.
verb
To make ugly (sometimes with up).
adjective
Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing.
adjective
Displeasing to the ear or some other sense.
adjective
Offensive to one's sensibilities or morality.
"He played an ugly trick on us."
adjective
Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome.
"an ugly temper; to feel ugly"
adjective
Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss.
"With all this competition, expect things to get ugly."
Related Words
Same Letters
- gully
Synonyms
- displeasing
- repulsive
- unattractive
- hideous
- homely
- uncomely
- unsightly
- corrupt
- immoral
- vile
Antonyms
- attractive
- pleasing
- beautiful
- gorgeous
- handsome
- pretty
- sightly
- moral