leak
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When leak helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E K L
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AK
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LE start
- AK ending
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- leak is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, k, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- The AK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
"a leak in a boat"
noun
The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
"The babies' diapers had big leaks."
noun
A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
"The leaks by Chelsea Manning showed the secrets of the US military."
noun
The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurs.
"The press must have learned about the plan through a leak."
noun
A loss of electricity through imperfect insulation, or the point where it occurs.
noun
The gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions.
"memory leak"
noun
(especially with the verb "take") An act of urination.
"I have to take a leak."
verb
To allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed.
"The faucet has been leaking since last month."
verb
(of a fluid or gas) To pass through an opening that should be sealed.
"No one realized that propane gas was leaking from a rusty tank in the concession area, slowly filling the unventilated room."
verb
To disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously.
"Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon."
adjective
Leaky.