deadhead
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When deadhead helps
Base Score
8
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A D E H
Two-Letter Start
DE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AD
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DE start
- AD ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- deadhead is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, e, h plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x3, A x2, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
A fan of the rock band The Grateful Dead.
noun
A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
noun
An employee of a transportation company, especially a pilot, traveling as a passenger for logistical reasons, for example to return home or travel to their next assignment.
noun
Anyone traveling for free.
noun
A train or truck moved between cities with no passengers or freight, in order to make it available for service.
noun
A person staying at a lodging, such as a hotel or boarding house, without paying rent; freeloader.
noun
A stupid or boring person; dullard.
noun
A tree or tree branch fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable body of water, partially submerged or rising nearly the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk; snag.
noun
Driftwood.
noun
A zombie.
verb
To admit to a performance without charge.
verb
To travel as a deadhead, or non-paying passenger.
verb
To drive an empty vehicle.
verb
To send (a person or message) for free.
verb
To remove spent or dead blossoms from a plant.
"If you deadhead your roses regularly, they will bloom all season."
Related Words
Same Letters
- deadheaded
- headed
- ahead
- hade
- head