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acetate
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How acetate fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C E T
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AC start
- TE ending
- repeated letters
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- acetate is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, E x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AC start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
noun
Cellulose acetate.
noun
A transparent sheet used for overlays.
noun
Ellipsis of acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.
Related Words
Same Letters
- tacet
Synonyms
- ethanoate