acid
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How acid fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C D I
Two-Letter Start
AC
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ID
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AC start
- ID ending
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- acid is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, d, i plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A sour substance.
noun
Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:
noun
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
adjective
Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
"acid fruits or liquors"
adjective
Sour-tempered.
adjective
Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
adjective
Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
Related Words
Same Letters
- acidic
- cicada
- cadi
Synonyms
- acidic
Antonyms
- alkali
- base
- alkaline
- base