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Yes, bounce is playable

...and is worth 14 points.

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"Bounce" Definition

noun

A rebound.
A sudden bound, spring, or leap.
Chiefly British Loud, arrogant speech; bluster.
Slang Expulsion; dismissal.
Spirit; liveliness.

verb-intransitive

Baseball To hit a ground ball to an infielder: The batter bounced out to the shortstop.
To be sent back by a bank as valueless: a check that bounced.
To bound: children bouncing into the room.
To move jerkily; bump: The car bounced over the potholes.
To rebound after having struck an object or a surface.

phrasal-verb

Bounce back To recover quickly, as from a setback: The patient bounced back to good health.

verb-transitive

Slang To dismiss from employment. See Synonyms at dismiss.
Slang To expel by force.
To cause to strike an object or a surface and rebound: bounce a ball on the sidewalk.
To present or propose for comment or approval. Often used with off: bounced a few ideas off my boss.
To write (a check) on an overdrawn bank account.

verb

To hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder.
To walk with springing steps.
To leap suddenly .
To be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account .
To recover from a blow or a defeat quickly .

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