captain
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When captain helps
Base Score
7
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C I N P T
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IN
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CA start
- IN ending
- repeated letters
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- captain is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, n, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A chief or leader.
noun
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
"The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship."
noun
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
noun
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
noun
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
noun
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
noun
The leader of a group of workers.
"John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man.""
noun
The head boy of a school.
noun
A maître d', a headwaiter.
noun
An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
verb
To act as captain
verb
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
Related Words
Same Letters
- anticipant
- catnip
Synonyms
- master
- skipper
- foreman
- strawboss
- supervisor
- capt
- cpt
- pilot
- pilotincommand