mend
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When mend helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E M N
Two-Letter Start
ME
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ND
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- ME start
- ND ending
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- mend 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 d, e, m, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ND 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 place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
noun
The act of repairing.
"My trousers have a big rip in them and need a mend."
verb
To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.
"My trousers have a big rip in them and need mending."
verb
To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.
"Her stutter was mended by a speech therapist."
verb
To help, to advance, to further; to add to.
verb
To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.