fleet
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How fleet fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E F L T
Two-Letter Start
FL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ET
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- FL start
- ET ending
- repeated letters
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- fleet is worth 5 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.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A group of vessels or vehicles.
noun
Any group of associated items.
noun
A large, coordinated group of people.
noun
A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
noun
(British Royal Navy) Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
noun
An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
noun
A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
verb
To float.
verb
To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
"a ship that fleets the gulf"
verb
To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
verb
To flee, to escape, to speed away.
verb
To evanesce, disappear, die out.
verb
To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
verb
(of people) To move or change in position.
verb
To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
verb
To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
verb
To take the cream from; to skim.
adjective
Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
adjective
Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
noun
Floor; bottom; lower surface.
noun
A house; home.
Related Words
Same Letters
- fettle
- felt
- left
Synonyms
- fast
- nimble