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gelded
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When gelded helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E G L
Two-Letter Start
GE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- GE start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- gelded is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, g, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2, E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
verb
To castrate a male (usually an animal).
verb
To deprive of anything essential; to weaken.
adjective
Castrated.