attempt
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How attempt fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E M P T
Two-Letter Start
AT
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
PT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- AT start
- PT ending
- repeated letters
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- attempt is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, m, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The PT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the AT start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The action of trying at something.
"It was worth the attempt."
noun
An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
"1584 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. (Allen's Defence Of English Catholics, cited after Edinburgh review 1883, p. 378)"
verb
To try.
"A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top."
verb
To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
verb
To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
"one who attempts the virtue of a woman"
verb
To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
"to attempt the enemy's camp"
Related Words
Synonyms
- effort
- try
- takearunat
- takeastabat