wring
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When wring helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
G I N R W
Two-Letter Start
WR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
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- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- WR start
- ING ending
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- wring is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, n, r, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the WR start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A powerful squeezing or twisting action.
"I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring."
noun
Pain or distress.
verb
To squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out. See also wring out.
"I didn’t have a towel so I just wrung my hair dry."
verb
To extract (a liquid) from something wet, especially cloth, by squeezing and twisting it.
"Put the berries into a cheesecloth and wring the juice into a bowl."
verb
To obtain (something from or out of someone or something) by force.
verb
To draw (something from or out of someone); to generate (something) as a response.
verb
To hold (something) tightly and press or twist.
"to wring one's hands (with worry, etc.)"
verb
To cause pain or distress to (someone / one's heart, soul, etc.).
verb
To slide two ultraflat surfaces together such that their faces bond.
verb
To twist, as if in pain.
verb
To give an incorrect meaning to (words, teachings, etc.).
verb
To subject (someone) to extortion; to afflict or oppress in order to enforce compliance.
verb
To bend or strain out of its position.
"to wring a mast"
noun
A device for pressing or compressing, especially for cider.
Related Words
Same Letters
- wringing
- wiring
Synonyms
- distort
- pervert
- twist
- wrest
- elicit
- provoke
- strangle
- throttle
- torment
- torture
- writhe
- press