came
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When came helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C E M
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ME
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CA start
- ME ending
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- came is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ME ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
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Pronunciation
preposition
Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation
verb
To move from further away to nearer to.
"She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"
verb
To arrive.
verb
To appear, to manifest itself.
"The pain in his leg comes and goes."
verb
(with an infinitive) To begin to have an opinion or feeling.
"She came to think of that country as her home."
verb
(with an infinitive) To do something by chance, without intending to do it.
"Could you tell me how the document came to be discovered?"
verb
To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
"Which letter comes before Y? Winter comes after autumn."
verb
To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
"He came after a few minutes."
verb
(with close) To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
"One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart."
verb
(with to) To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
"He came to SF literature a confirmed technophile, and nothing made him happier than to read a manuscript thick with imaginary gizmos and whatzits."
verb
(fossil word) To become, to turn out to be.
"He was a dream come true."
verb
To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
"A new sports car doesn't come cheap."
verb
To carry through; to succeed in.
"You can't come any tricks here."
verb
Happen.
"This kind of accident comes when you are careless."
verb
(with from or sometimes of) To have as an origin, originate.
verb
(of grain) To germinate.
verb
To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of.
"Don't come the innocent victim. We all know who's to blame here."
verb
To have an orgasm, to feel the sensation of an orgasm.
verb
To ejaculate.
noun
A grooved strip of lead used to hold panes of glass together.
Related Words
Same Letters
- mecca
- acme
- mace
Synonyms
- arrived
- by
- came
- when
Antonyms
- depart
- exit
- flee
- go
- leave
- retreat
- withdraw