claim
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How claim fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C I L M
Two-Letter Start
CL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IM
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- CL start
- IM ending
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- claim is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IM ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CL start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A demand of ownership made for something.
"a claim of ownership"
noun
The thing claimed.
noun
The right or ground of demanding.
"You don't have any claim on my time, since I'm no longer your employee."
noun
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
"The company's share price dropped amid claims of accounting fraud."
noun
A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
"Miners had to stake their claims during the gold rush."
noun
A legal demand for compensation or damages.
verb
To demand ownership of.
verb
To state a new fact, typically without providing evidence to prove it is true.
verb
To demand ownership or right to use for land.
verb
To demand compensation or damages through the courts.
verb
To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to have a claim.
verb
To cause the loss of, usually by violent means.
"A fire claimed two homes."
verb
To proclaim.
verb
To call or name.
Related Words
Same Letters
- acclaim
- malic