aging
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When aging helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A G I N
Two-Letter Start
AG
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AG start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- aging is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, g, i, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AG start.
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Pronunciation
verb
To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
"Grief ages us."
verb
To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt.
"Money's a little tight right now, let's age our bills for a week or so."
verb
To categorize by age.
"One his first assignments was to age the accounts receivable."
verb
To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age.
"He grew fat as he aged."
noun
The process of becoming older or more mature.
noun
The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
noun
Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
noun
Wear, wear and tear.
adjective
Becoming elderly.
"The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush."