capital
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How capital fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C I L P T
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CA start
- AL ending
- repeated letters
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- capital is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, l, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
noun
Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
"He does not have enough capital to start a business."
noun
A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
"The Welsh government claims that Cardiff is Europe’s youngest capital."
noun
The most important city in the field specified.
noun
An uppercase letter.
noun
The uppermost part of a column.
noun
Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
"Interpreters need a good amount of cultural capital in order to function efficiently in the profession."
noun
(by extension) The chief or most important thing.
adjective
Of prime importance.
adjective
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
"London and Paris are capital cities."
adjective
Excellent.
"That is a capital idea!"
adjective
Involving punishment by death.
adjective
Uppercase.
"One begins a sentence with a capital letter."
adjective
Of or relating to the head.
Related Words
Synonyms
- caps
- majuscule
Antonyms
- minuscule
- lowercase