oink
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When oink helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
I K N O
Two-Letter Start
OI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NK
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- OI start
- NK ending
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- oink 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 i, k, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- The NK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the OI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.
"The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks."
verb
Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.
"The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough."
interjection
Representing the sound made by a pig.
interjection
Drawing attention to male chauvinism (from the term male chauvinist pig).