A green T in position five rules out most plural answers immediately.
QUILT ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Q into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
A padded bed cover.
EXACT ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult X into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Precise.
FIGHT ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
A violent confrontation.
JOINT ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult J into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
A place where parts join.
QUIET ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Q into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Making little noise.
EXIST ranks highly because it plays 12 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult X into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
To be real.
YACHT ranks highly because it plays 13 tile points before board multipliers, covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A recreational boat.
CHART ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A visual display of information.
DOUBT ranks highly because it converts the difficult B into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Uncertainty.
HABIT ranks highly because it converts the difficult B into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
A settled tendency.
ADOPT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To take on or take in as one's own.
CHEAT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To act dishonestly.
FAULT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A defect.
FRUIT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
The seed-bearing part of a plant.
OUGHT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Used to indicate duty.
COURT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Trade-off: it banks only 7 tile points.
A place where justice is administered.
DRAFT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
A preliminary version.
EIGHT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
The number after seven.
FLOAT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To rest on a liquid surface.
ALOFT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
High up.
GHOST ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space, is a common everyday word and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
An apparition.
LIGHT ranks highly because it covers 5 squares of board space and uses 5 distinct letters with no repeats.
Illumination.
ABOUT ranks highly because it converts the difficult B into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Trade-off: it banks only 7 tile points.
Concerning; approximately.
BLAST ranks highly because it converts the difficult B into points, covers 5 squares of board space and is a common everyday word.
Trade-off: it banks only 7 tile points.
A powerful explosion.
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