needle
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When needle helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E L N
Two-Letter Start
NE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- NE start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- needle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc.
"The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button."
noun
Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.
noun
A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.
"The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty."
noun
A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.
"Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph."
noun
A needle-like leaf found on some conifers.
noun
A strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs.
noun
(usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection.
noun
A text string that is searched for within another string. (see: needle in a haystack)
verb
To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
verb
To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.
"Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples."
verb
To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle.
"to needle crystals"