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fife
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How fife fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
E F I
Two-Letter Start
FI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
FE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- FI start
- FE ending
- repeated letters
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- fife is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, f, i plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (F x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The FE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FI start.
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Definitions
noun
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
verb
To play this instrument.
numeral
Used instead of five in radio communications to avoid confusion.
Related Words
Same Letters
- fief