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maiming
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7 LETTERS7 POINTS
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When maiming helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A G I M N
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- MA start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- maiming is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, g, i, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, M x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily snapshots.
verb
To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
"He was maimed by a bear."
noun
The act by which somebody is maimed.