Too Much of a Good Thing
The letter E is a very useful one for scrabble, but it is certainly possible to have too much of a good thing. We have all had pickups which have resulted in getting 4 or even 5 of them at the same time.
Fortunately there are lots of words which can be played using several of them in one turn. This week the list will be 5 letter words with a triple E. We can all think of a few – like GEESE – but it seems a bit of a waste to play an S in a five letter word for what will presumably not be a huge score. However there are 31 words of 5 letters that have a triple E and do not have an S.
This would be a good moment to pause before you move on to see how many of those words you could have thought of for yourself
BELEE To put on the lee side
DEERE An old spelling of the word DEER
DEEVE To deafen. Can also be spelled DEAVE
EERIE Uncanny
EEVEN The latter part of daylight hours
ELPEE A long playing record
EMCEE To serve as a master of ceremonies
EMEER An Eastern ruler
ETWEE A small ornamental case
EXEEM To release or exempt
EXEME To release or exempt
FEEZE To unsettle
GELEE A cosmetic gel
HEEZE A Scottish word meaning to lift or hoist
JEEZE An expression showing consternation. Also JEEZ and GEEZ
KEEVE A large tub. Can also be spelled KIEVE
LEEZE Scottish for ‘lief is me’ – an expression of affection
LEVEE To attend a reception
MELEE A confused struggle
NEELE An old spelling of the word NEEDLE. Can also be NEELD
NEEZE Scottish for sneeze
PEECE An obsolete spelling of the word PIECE
PEEPE A pip
PEEVE To irritate
PEWEE A small, olive-brown North American bird
REEDE A counseller. Can also be spelled REDE
REEVE To fasten by passing around or through something
TEENE An injury or pain
TEPEE A conical North American tent. Can also be spelled TEEPEE
WEEKE An old spelling of the word WEEK
WEETE To know
Happy Scrabbling
Patrick