fettle
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How fettle fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E F L T
Two-Letter Start
FE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 4 unique letters
- FE start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- fettle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, f, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FE start.
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Definitions
noun
A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
noun
One's mental state; spirits.
noun
Sand used to line a furnace.
noun
A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
"What's yer fettle marra?"
noun
A seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
noun
The act of fettling.
verb
To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
verb
To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
verb
To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
verb
To be upset or in a bad mood.
"Divint fettle yersel ower that!"
verb
In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
verb
To prepare.
Related Words
Same Letters
- fleet
- felt
- left