battle
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How battle fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A B E L T
Two-Letter Start
BA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BA start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- battle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, b, e, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A contest, a struggle.
"the battle of life"
noun
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
noun
A division of an army; a battalion.
noun
The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
verb
To join in battle; to contend in fight
"Scientists always battle over theories."
verb
To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
"She has been battling cancer for years."
verb
To nourish; feed.
verb
To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful
adjective
Improving; nutritious; fattening.
"battle grass, battle pasture"
adjective
Fertile; fruitful.
"battle soil, battle land"
Related Words
Same Letters
- beatable
- eatable
- ablate
- ballet
- tablet
- bleat
- table