eight
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When eight helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
E G H I T
Two-Letter Start
EI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
HT
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- EI start
- HT ending
Try it when
- eight is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, g, h, i, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The HT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EI start.
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Pronunciation
noun
The digit/figure 8.
noun
Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
noun
A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
noun
(especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.
noun
The eight people who crew a rowing-boat.
numeral
A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
numeral
Describing a group or set with eight elements.
"He works eight hours a day."
adjective
The ordinal form of the number eight.
noun
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.