foiling
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When foiling helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
F G I L N O
Two-Letter Start
FO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- FO start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- foiling is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, g, i, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To cover or wrap with foil.
verb
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
"I was foiled by my superior"
verb
To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
"They foiled my plans."
verb
To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
"to foil the scent in hunting"
verb
To tread underfoot; to trample.
verb
To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
verb
To defile; to soil.
noun
The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.
"the foilings of our expectations"
noun
The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
noun
A foil.