fence
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How fence fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
C E F N
Two-Letter Start
FE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- FE start
- CE ending
- repeated letters
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- fence is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, e, f, n plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FE start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.
noun
Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
noun
Skill in oral debate.
noun
The art or practice of fencing.
noun
A guard or guide on machinery.
noun
A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.
noun
A memory barrier.
verb
To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
verb
To defend or guard.
verb
To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
verb
To engage in the sport of fencing.
verb
To jump over a fence.
verb
To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive.
Related Words
Same Letters
- fennec
Synonyms
- pawn