eleven
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How eleven fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E L N V
Two-Letter Start
EL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- EL start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
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- eleven is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, l, n, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the EL start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
noun
A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
noun
Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
"A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!"
noun
A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
numeral
The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
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Synonyms
- one