billet
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How billet fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
B E I L T
Two-Letter Start
BI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ET
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- BI start
- ET ending
- repeated letters
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- billet is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ET ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the BI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A short informal letter.
noun
A written order to quarter soldiers.
noun
A place where a soldier is assigned to lodge.
noun
An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.
noun
Berth; position.
verb
(of a householder etc.) To lodge soldiers, or guests, usually by order.
verb
(of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.
verb
To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge.
noun
A semi-finished length of metal.
noun
A short piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
noun
A short cutting of sugar cane produced by a harvester or used for planting.
noun
A rectangle used as a charge on an escutcheon.
noun
An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood, either square or round.
noun
(saddlery) A strap that enters a buckle.
noun
A loop that receives the end of a buckled strap.
noun
An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish.
Related Words
Same Letters
- belittle