camel
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How camel fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E L M
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CA start
- EL ending
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- camel is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
noun
A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).
noun
Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.
adjective
Of a light brown color like that of a camel.
noun
A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.
noun
A giraffe unicycle.
noun
A laugh.
"Are you having a giraffe?!"
Related Words
Synonyms
- oont
- bubble
- bubblebath
- camelopard