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DENT

4 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

DENT is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

noun
  1. A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
    • The crash produced a dent in the left side of the car.
  2. figurativelyA minor effect made upon something.
    • to make a dent
  3. A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
  4. broadlyinformalA sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
    • That purchase put a bit of a dent in my wallet.
  5. A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
  6. A slot or a wire in a reed.
verb
  1. transitiveTo impact something, producing a dent.
  2. intransitiveTo develop a dent or dents.
    • Copper is soft and dents easily.