hedge
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When hedge helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E G H
Two-Letter Start
HE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
GE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- HE start
- GE ending
- repeated letters
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- hedge is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, g, h plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The GE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the HE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
"He trims the hedge once a week."
noun
A barrier (often consisting of a line of persons or objects) to protect someone or something from harm.
noun
A mound of earth, stone- or turf-faced, often topped with bushes, used as a fence between any two portions of land.
noun
A non-committal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
noun
Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).
"A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language, a hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/gains suffered by an individual or an organization."
noun
(noun adjunct) Used attributively, with figurative indication of a person's upbringing, or professional activities, taking place by the side of the road; third-rate.
verb
To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
"to hedge a field or garden"
verb
To obstruct or surround.
verb
To offset the risk associated with.
verb
To avoid verbal commitment.
"He carefully hedged his statements with weasel words."
verb
To construct or repair a hedge.
verb
To reduce one's exposure to risk.