till
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When till helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
I L T
Two-Letter Start
TI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- TI start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- till is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
preposition
Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
"I have to work till eight o'clock tonight."
preposition
To, up to (physically).
"They led him till his tent"
preposition
To make it possible that.
conjunction
Until, until the time that.
"Maybe you can, maybe you can't: you won't know till you try."
noun
A cash register.
noun
A removable box within a cash register containing the money.
"Pull all the tills and lock them in the safe."
noun
The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.
"My count of my till was 30 dollars short."
noun
A tray or drawer in a chest.
verb
To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.).
verb
To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
verb
To cultivate soil.
verb
To prepare; to get.
noun
Glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders
noun
Manure or other material used to fertilize land
noun
A vetch; a tare.