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egged
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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[ɛɡd]
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When egged helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
D E G
Two-Letter Start
EG
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- EG start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- egged is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, g plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, G x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EG start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
Pronunciation
[ɛɡd]
verb
To throw eggs at.
verb
To dip in or coat with beaten egg.
verb
To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
"After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise."
verb
To encourage, incite.