catholic
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How catholic fits the hive
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A C H I L O T
Two-Letter Start
CA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- CA start
- IC ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
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- catholic is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
adjective
Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
"Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars."
adjective
Of the Roman Catholic church in particular.
"Catholic churches are built differently than Protestant ones."
adjective
Universal; all-encompassing.
adjective
Pertaining to all kinds of people and their range of tastes, proclivities etc.; liberal.
Related Words
Synonyms
- eclectic
- universal