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gelled
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[dʒɛld]
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When gelled 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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- gelled 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 (E x2, L 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.
Pronunciation
[dʒɛld]
verb
To apply (cosmetic) gel to (the hair, etc).
verb
To become a gel.
verb
To develop a rapport.
"He was a nice guy, and I got on OK with his friends, but the two of us never really gelled."
adjective
Enclosed in a gel