accent
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How accent fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E N T
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AC start
- NT ending
- repeated letters
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- accent is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
"In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable."
noun
Emphasis or importance in general.
"At this hotel, the accent is on luxury."
noun
A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
"The name Cézanne is written with an acute accent."
noun
Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
noun
The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
"a broad Irish accent"
noun
(sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
"2015 December 3, [./http//www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-03/philadelphia-accent-sign-language There's a distinctly Philadelphia accent in American Sign Language]"
noun
A word; a significant tone or sound.
noun
(usually plurale tantum) Expressions in general; speech.
noun
Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
noun
A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
noun
A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
noun
The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
noun
The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage.
noun
A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
noun
A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y''.
noun
A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc., as in 12' 27'', meaning twelve minutes and twenty-seven seconds.
noun
A mark used to denote feet and inches, as in 6' 10'', meaning six feet ten inches.
noun
Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
noun
A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
noun
A distinctive feature or quality.
noun
Utterance.
verb
To express the accent of vocally; to utter with accent.
verb
To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.
verb
To mark with written accents.
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