cape
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How cape fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C E P
Two-Letter Start
CA
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Ending
PE
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CA start
- PE ending
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- cape 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, p plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
noun
A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the neck over the back, arms, and shoulders.
noun
A superhero.
verb
To incite or attract (a bull) to charge a certain direction, by waving a cape.
verb
To head or point; to keep a course.
"The ship capes southwest by south."
verb
To skin an animal, particularly a deer.
verb
To defend or praise, especially that which is unworthy.
verb
To look for, search after.
"Long may they search ere that they find that they after cape."
verb
To gaze or stare.
"The captain just caped mindlessly into the distance as his ship was hit by volley after volley."
Related Words
Same Letters
- apace
- peace
- pace
Synonyms
- chersonese
- peninsula
- point