lodged
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When lodged helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E G L O
Two-Letter Start
LO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- LO start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- lodged is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, g, l, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To be firmly fixed in a specified position.
"I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth."
verb
To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.
"The detective Sherlock Holmes lodged in Baker Street."
verb
To stay in any place or shelter.
verb
To drive (an animal) to covert.
verb
To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.
verb
To put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety.
verb
To place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities (such as courts, etc.).
verb
To become flattened, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind.
"The heavy rain caused the wheat to lodge."
verb
To cause to flatten, as grass or grain.
adjective
Lying down; used of beasts of the chase, as couchant is used of beasts of prey.