common
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When common helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C M N O
Two-Letter Start
CO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ON
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CO start
- ON ending
- repeated letters
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- common is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, m, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (M x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ON ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CO start.
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Pronunciation
noun
Mutual good, shared by more than one.
noun
A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
noun
The people; the community.
noun
The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
verb
To communicate (something).
verb
To converse, talk.
verb
To have sex.
verb
To participate.
verb
To have a joint right with others in common ground.
verb
To board together; to eat at a table in common.
adjective
Mutual; shared by more than one.
"The two competitors have the common aim of winning the championship."
adjective
Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
"It is common to find sharks off this coast."
adjective
Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
"It differs from the common blackbird in the size of its beak."
adjective
Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
adjective
(grammar) In some languages, particularly Germanic languages, of the gender originating from the coalescence of the masculine and feminine categories of nouns.
adjective
(grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
adjective
Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal, i.e., common name vs. scientific name.
adjective
Profane; polluted.
adjective
Given to lewd habits; prostitute.