carton
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How carton fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C N O R T
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ON
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- CA start
- ON ending
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- carton is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, n, o, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The ON ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
"a carton of milk"
noun
A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
noun
A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
noun
A kind of thin pasteboard.
noun
A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
noun
A shot that strikes this disc.
verb
To put in a carton.
Related Words
Same Letters
- contractor
- contactor
- contract
- cartoon
- coranto
- cantor
- contra
- craton
Synonyms
- cardboardbox
- container
- package
- case
- pack