dart
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How dart fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A D R T
Two-Letter Start
DA
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Ending
RT
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- DA start
- RT ending
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- dart is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, r, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The RT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the DA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand, for example a short lance or javelin
noun
Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
noun
(sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
noun
A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
noun
A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
noun
A plan or scheme.
noun
A sudden or fast movement.
noun
A fold that is stitched on a garment.
noun
A fish, the dace.
noun
A cigarette.
verb
To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
verb
To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot
"The sun darts forth his beams."
verb
To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart
"They had to dart the animal to get close enough to help"
verb
To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly
"The flying man darted eastward."
verb
To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along
"The deer darted from the thicket."
Related Words
Same Letters
- drat