felt
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How felt fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E F L T
Two-Letter Start
FE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- FE start
- LT ending
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- felt 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 e, f, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The LT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FE start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
noun
A hat made of felt.
noun
A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt.
verb
To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.
verb
To cover with, or as if with, felt.
"to felt the cylinder of a steam engine"
verb
To cause a player to lose all their chips.
verb
(heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.
verb
(heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
verb
To be or become aware of.
verb
To experience the consequences of.
"Feel my wrath!"
verb
To seem (through touch or otherwise).
"It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic."
verb
To understand.
"I don't want you back here, ya feel me?"
adjective
That has been experienced or perceived.
Related Words
Same Letters
- fettle
- fleet
- left