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cadged
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS
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When cadged helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C D E G
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CA start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- cadged is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, e, g plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
verb
To beg.
""Are ye gannin te cadge a lift of yoer fatha?""
verb
To obtain something by wit or guile; to convince people to do something they might not normally do.
verb
To carry hawks and other birds of prey.
verb
To carry, as a burden.
verb
To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc.
verb
To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg.