atilt
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How atilt fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A I L T
Two-Letter Start
AT
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- AT start
- LT ending
- repeated letters
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- atilt is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AT start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 3 published Daily pages.
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Definitions
adjective
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
"The child listened, her head atilt."
adverb
At an angle from the vertical or horizontal; at the point of falling over.
"He wore his hat rakishly atilt."
adverb
Tilting or as if tilting (charging with a lance, like a knight on horseback in a joust).
"to run / ride atilt at someone or something"
preposition
Diagonally over or across.
Related Words
Same Letters
- tallit
- alit
- tail
- tali
Synonyms
- tilted
- aslant