facial
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How facial fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C F I L
Two-Letter Start
FA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- FA start
- AL ending
- repeated letters
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- facial is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, f, i, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (A x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The AL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
noun
A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
noun
(in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face.
noun
A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face.
"He gave his wife a creamy facial."
adjective
Of or affecting the face.
adjective
(by extension) (of a law or regulation validity) on its face; as it appears (as opposed to as it is applied)
"The facial constitutionality of the law is in question."