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9 LETTERS9 POINTS[ˈkʌnstəbəl]

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Base Score

9

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Unique Letters

9

A B C E L N O S T

Two-Letter Start

CO

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Ending

ABLE

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  • 9 letters
  • 9 unique letters
  • CO start
  • ABLE ending
  • outside standard hive

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  • constable uses 9 unique letters, so it cannot fit a standard seven-letter hive.

Pronunciation

[ˈkʌnstəbəl][ˈkɑnstəbəl]

  1. noun

    One holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)

  2. noun

    A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers.

  3. noun

    An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).

  4. noun

    The warden of a castle.

  5. noun

    A public officer, usually at municipal level, responsible for maintaining order or serving writs and court orders.

  6. noun

    (Channel Islands) An elected head of a parish (also known as a connétable)

  7. noun

    A large butterfly, Dichorragia nesimachus, family Nymphalidae, of Asia.

  8. verb

    To act as a constable or policeman.

Related Words

Same Letters

  • contestable
  • constables