melee
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When melee helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E L M
Two-Letter Start
ME
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EE
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 3 unique letters
- ME start
- EE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- melee is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the ME start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
noun
A noisy, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
noun
Any any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
noun
Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
noun
A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
noun
Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
verb
To physically hit in close quarters, as opposed to shooting, blowing up, or other ranged means of damage. Often refers to the usage of a hand-to-hand weapon.