belong
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When belong helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
B E G L N O
Two-Letter Start
BE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NG
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- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- BE start
- NG ending
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- belong is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, g, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- The NG ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To have its proper place.
"Where does this document belong?"
verb
(followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
"That house belongs to me."
verb
(followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
verb
(followed by to) To be an element of (a set). The symbol \in means belongs to.
"Suppose x belongs to \mathbb{R}... (— written: x \in \mathbb{R})"
verb
To be deserved by.
preposition
(Australian Aboriginal, optionally followed by to) Of, belonging to.