etched
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When etched helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
C D E H T
Two-Letter Start
ET
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- ET start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- etched is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, d, e, h, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ET start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
verb
To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
verb
To engrave a surface.
verb
To make a lasting impression.
"The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."
verb
To sketch; to delineate.
adjective
Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
adjective
(of a muscle, body part or person) Toned and with a well-defined musculature.