alba
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How alba fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A B L
Two-Letter Start
AL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
BA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- AL start
- BA ending
- repeated letters
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- alba is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The BA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AL start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
noun
A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
noun
A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
noun
A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.
noun
A collection, especially of literary items
noun
A phonograph record that is composed of several tracks
noun
A jacket or cover for such a phonograph record.
noun
A group of audio recordings, on any medium, intended for distribution as a group.
noun
In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.
Related Words
Same Letters
- ball
- blab
Synonyms
- lp
- disc
- disk
- longplaying