calve
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How calve fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E L V
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
VE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CA start
- VE ending
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- calve is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, l, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- The VE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To give birth to a calf
verb
To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
verb
To give birth to (a calf)
verb
(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."
verb
(especially of an iceberg) to break off
"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."
verb
(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)
"The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched."
Related Words
Same Letters
- cleave
- clave