Discretion and Leeway

Discretion

Discretion noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.

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Leeway and discretion are semantically related in freedom topic. In some cases you can use "Leeway" instead a noun "Discretion".

Leeway noun - An allowable margin of freedom or variation.

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Discretion and leeway are semantically related in freedom topic. Sometimes you can use "Discretion" instead a noun "Leeway".

full	full discretion	full leeway
less	less discretion	less leeway

In addition, teams were awarded a "bonus letter" (i.e., the right to call for another letter in the word at their discretion) for each "Lingo" made in the main game, thus giving them a little more leeway if they got stuck on a word.

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