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STRADDLING

10 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 20 pts

STRADDLING is a valid 10-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 20 in Super Big Boggle.

STRADDLING root STRADDLE

verb
  1. transitiveTo sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
  2. transitiveTo be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.
  3. transitiveTo consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.
    • Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.
  4. transitiveTo form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.
    • This weed straddles the entire garden.
    • Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
  5. To fire successive artillery shots in front of and behind of a target, especially in order to determine its range (the term "bracket" is often used instead).
  6. To place a voluntary raise prior to receiving cards (only by the first player after the blinds).
  7. intransitiveTo stand with the ends staggered; said of the spokes of a wagon wheel where they join the hub.
  8. To execute a commodities market spread.
noun
  1. A posture in which one straddles something.
  2. A pair or salvo of successive artillery shots falling both in front of and behind a target.
    • The first salvo fell short; the next was long; the third was a straddle.
  3. An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with put and call options on the same security at the same strike price, giving a non-directional position sensitive to volatility.
  4. A voluntary raise made prior to receiving cards by the first player after the blinds.
  5. A vertical mine-timber supporting a set.
  6. A part of a harness placed on the back of a beast of burden (such as a horse or donkey) to carry the weight of a load.
adverb
  1. Astride.