asses
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When asses helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
A E S
Two-Letter Start
AS
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ES
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- AS start
- ES ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- asses is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, s plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (S x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ES ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AS start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
noun
A stupid person.
"That new kid left the cap off the syrup bottle again! What an ass."
noun
Buttocks.
noun
Sex.
"I’m going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass."
noun
Anus.
noun
Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
noun
Used after an adjective to indicate extremes or excessiveness.
"That was one big-ass fish!"
noun
(metonymy) One's self or person, chiefly their body.
"Get your lazy ass out of bed!"
noun
(unit of weight) A libra.
noun
Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.