eaten
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When eaten helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E N T
Two-Letter Start
EA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- EA start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- eaten is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To ingest; to be ingested.
verb
To use up.
verb
To cause (someone) to worry.
"What’s eating you?"
verb
To take the loss in a transaction.
verb
To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
verb
To corrode or erode.
"The acid rain ate away the statue. The strong acid eats through the metal."
verb
To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).
"Eat me!"
adjective
(especially in combination) That has been consumed by eating