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infilling
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When infilling helps
Base Score
9
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
F G I L N
Two-Letter Start
IN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 9 letters
- 5 unique letters
- IN start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- infilling is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include f, g, i, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x3, L x2, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the IN start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
verb
To fill in a space, hole or gap.
verb
To rededicate land in an urban environment to new construction.
noun
Infilled material