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fixate
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How fixate fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A E F I T X
Two-Letter Start
FI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- FI start
- TE ending
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- fixate is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, f, i, t, x plus any remaining hive letters.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the FI start.
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Definitions
verb
To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
verb
To stare fixedly at something.
verb
To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.
verb
To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner; used with on.