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appall
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6 LETTERS6 POINTS[əˈpɔːl]
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How appall fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A L P
Two-Letter Start
AP
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 3 unique letters
- AP start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
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- appall is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, l, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2, L x2, P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AP start.
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Pronunciation
[əˈpɔːl][əˈpɔːl]
Definitions
verb
To fill with horror; to dismay.
"The evidence put forth at the court appalled most of the jury."
verb
To make pale; to blanch.
verb
To weaken; to reduce in strength
verb
To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
verb
To lose flavour or become stale.
Related Words
Same Letters
- palapa
- papal
- pall
- palp
Synonyms
- affright
- daunt
- depress
- dismay
- frighten
- scare
- terrify