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4 LETTERS1 POINT[wʊd]

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How wood fits the hive

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Base Score

1

Before any pangram bonus

Unique Letters

3

D O W

Two-Letter Start

WO

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

OD

Useful for cleanup scans

  • 4 letters
  • 3 unique letters
  • WO start
  • OD ending
  • repeated letters

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  • wood 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 d, o, w plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The OD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the WO start.
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Pronunciation

[wʊd][wʊd]

Definitions

  1. noun

    The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

    "There was lots of wood on the beach."

  2. noun

    The wood of a particular species of tree.

    "Teak is much used for outdoor benches, but a number of other woods are also suitable, such as ipé, redwood, etc."

  3. noun

    A forested or wooded area.

    "He got lost in the woods beyond Seattle."

  4. noun

    Firewood.

    "We need more wood for the fire."

  5. noun

    A type of golf club, the head of which was traditionally made of wood.

  6. noun

    A woodwind instrument.

  7. noun

    An erection of the penis.

    "That girl at the strip club gave me wood."

  8. noun

    Chess pieces.

  9. verb

    To cover or plant with trees.

  10. verb

    To hide behind trees.

  11. verb

    To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for.

    "to wood a steamboat or a locomotive"

  12. verb

    To take or get a supply of wood.

  13. adjective

    Mad, insane, crazed.

  14. noun

    (sometimes offensive, of a person) A peckerwood.

Related Words

Synonyms

  • timber
  • woodlot

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