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bleak
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5 LETTERS5 POINTSbliːk
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When bleak helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B E K L
Two-Letter Start
BL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AK
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BL start
- AK ending
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- bleak is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, k, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- The AK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
bliːkbliːk
adjective
Without color; pale; pallid.
adjective
Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
"A bleak and bare rock."
adjective
Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
"A bleak future is in store for you."
noun
A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae.