needed
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When needed helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
D E N
Two-Letter Start
NE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- NE start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- needed is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3, D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
verb
To have an absolute requirement for.
"Living things need water to survive."
verb
To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
"After ten days of hiking, I needed a shower and a shave."
verb
(modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).
"You need not go if you don't want to."
verb
To be required; to be necessary.
verb
To be necessary (to someone).
adjective
Necessary; being required.
"A much-needed rest."