drill
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When drill helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D I L R
Two-Letter Start
DR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DR start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
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- drill is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, i, l, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DR start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
"Wear safety glasses when operating an electric drill."
noun
The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
"Use a drill with a wire brush to remove any rust or buildup."
noun
An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
"Regular fire drills can ensure that everyone knows how to exit safely in an emergency."
noun
Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, especially the oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea), that drill holes in the shells of other animals.
noun
A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.
verb
To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
"Drill a small hole to start the screw in the right direction."
verb
To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
"They drilled daily to learn the routine exactly."
verb
To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
"The sergeant was up by 6:00 every morning, drilling his troops."
verb
To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
"The instructor drilled into us the importance of reading the instructions."
verb
To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
"Drill deeper and you may find the underlying assumptions faulty."
verb
To hit or kick with a lot of power.
verb
To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
verb
To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
noun
An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
noun
A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.
noun
A row of seed sown in a furrow.
verb
To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
noun
A small trickling stream; a rill.
verb
To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
"waters drilled through a sandy stratum"
verb
To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
verb
To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
noun
An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.
noun
A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.