catalpa
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How catalpa fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C L P T
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
PA
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CA start
- PA ending
- repeated letters
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- catalpa is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, l, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The PA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
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noun
Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.