bathe
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How bathe fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B E H T
Two-Letter Start
BA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
HE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BA start
- HE ending
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- bathe is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, h, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The HE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
"I'm going to have a midnight bathe tonight."
verb
To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
verb
To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
verb
To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
"We bathe our baby before going to bed; other parents do it in the morning if they have time."
verb
To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
"She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical."
verb
(transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.
"A dense fog bathed the city streets."
verb
To sunbathe.
"The women bathed in the sun."