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Bingo of the Days

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Dec 12, 2011

Scrabble Bingo of the Day: DHOURRA [n]Dhourra is a type of sorghum, a genus of cereal grasses cultivated in warm climates worldwide for its edible grain. Sorghum originated in North Africa, but is a f ...

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Dec 12, 2011

Scrabble Bingo of the Day: GRUYERE [n]One of the most famous types of cheeses made in Switzerland, made from the milk of a cow. It's a hard yellow cheese named from its town of origin, Gruyère. The ch ...

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Nov 17, 2011

BANSHIEn pl. -S  banshee62 points (12 points without the bingo)The BANSHIE (or BANSHEE) is a female spirit from Gaelic folklore that wails unbearably loud as PRESAGE for someone's imminent death. Iris ...

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Nov 17, 2011

CARRIONn pl. -S  dead and putrefying flesh59 points (9 points without the bingo)The word CARRION refers to the dead and putrefying flesh on the carcass of any dead animal. Yes… humans are animals. Car ...

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Nov 17, 2011

REVENANTn pl. -S  one that returns61 points (11 points without the bingo)Frankenstein. Vampires. Zombies. These creepy creatures are all examples of the UNDEAD, living entities that are technically de ...

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Nov 17, 2011

HEXEREIn pl. -S  witchcraft67 points (17 points without the bingo)HEXEREI is a word used in Pennsylvania Dutch dialects in lieu of WITCHCRAFT, usually related to black magic that's brought upon them a ...

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Nov 17, 2011

COXSWAINv-ED, -ING, -S  to direct (a crew) as coxwain70 points (20 points without the bingo)The definition for coxswain could be pretty confusing if you don't know what a coxwain is, but perhaps even ...

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Nov 17, 2011

FRONDEUR  62 points (12 points without the bingo)Definition: a rebel [n]Actually, frondeur is a word associated with the Fronde, a French civil war from around 1648 to 1660, amidst both the Franco-Spa ...

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Nov 2, 2011

ZEPHYRSn sing. ZEPHYR  gentle breezes74 points (24 points without the bingo)A few days ago, Cerek Tunca mentioned that a great seven-letter bingo word would be ZEPHYRS, because of the amount of points ...

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Oct 31, 2011

SHAITANn pl. -S  an evil spirit60 points (10 points without the bingo)For the closing of these Halloween-themed bingo words, there's no better word than SHAITAN, the evilest of all evils, which is pre ...