cheap
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When cheap helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E H P
Two-Letter Start
CH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AP
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- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CH start
- AP ending
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- cheap is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, h, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- The AP ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.
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Pronunciation
noun
Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
noun
A market; marketplace.
noun
Price.
noun
A low price; a bargain.
noun
Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply.
verb
To trade; traffic; bargain; chaffer; ask the price of goods; cheapen goods.
verb
To bargain for; chaffer for; ask the price of; offer a price for; cheapen.
verb
To buy; purchase.
verb
To sell.
adjective
Low and/or reduced in price.
adjective
Of poor quality.
adjective
Of little worth.
adjective
(of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhand or unfair.
"the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks"
adjective
Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
"Insurance is expensive, but don't be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire."
adjective
Trading at a price level which is low relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
adverb
Cheaply.
Related Words
Same Letters
- peach
Synonyms
- bargain
- frugal
- inexpensive
- nofrills
- pricedoff
- flimsy
Antonyms
- rich
- dear
- expensive
- highpriced
- pricey
- precious
- valuable