battery
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When battery helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A B E R T Y
Two-Letter Start
BA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
RY
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- BA start
- RY ending
- repeated letters
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- battery is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, r, t, y plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The RY ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BA start.
Pronunciation
noun
A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or, archaically, electrostatic cells. A single such cell when used by itself.
noun
The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which includes the threat of impending violence.
noun
A coordinated group of artillery weapons.
noun
An elevated platform on which cannon could be placed.
noun
An array of similar things.
"Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress."
noun
A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
noun
The catcher and the pitcher together
noun
Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal
noun
A marching percussion ensemble; a drumline.
noun
The state of a firearm when it is possible to be fired.
noun
Apparatus for preparing or serving meals.
Related Words
Same Letters
- betrayer
- teaberry
- terabyte
- betray