atone
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How atone fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E N O T
Two-Letter Start
AT
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AT start
- NE ending
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- atone is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AT start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency.
verb
To bring at one or at concordance; to reconcile; to suffer appeasement.
verb
To agree or accord; to be in accordance or harmony.
verb
To unite in making.
verb
To absolve (someone else) of wrongdoing, especially by standing as an equivalent.
Related Words
Same Letters
- annotate
- neonate
- notate
- oaten
Synonyms
- expiate
- propitiate