beetle
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How beetle fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
B E L T
Two-Letter Start
BE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- BE start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- beetle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BE start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011)
noun
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
noun
A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
verb
To move away quickly, to scurry away.
"He beetled off on his vacation."
verb
To loom over; to extend or jut.
"The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof."
adjective
Protruding, jutting, overhanging. (As in beetle brows.)
noun
A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
noun
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.
verb
To beat with a heavy mallet.
verb
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
"to beetle cotton goods"
Related Words
Same Letters
- betel
- belt
Synonyms
- bug