gentlemen
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How gentlemen fits the hive
Base Score
9
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
E G L M N T
Two-Letter Start
GE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Useful for cleanup scans
- 9 letters
- 6 unique letters
- GE start
- EN ending
- repeated letters
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- gentlemen is worth 9 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, g, l, m, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x3, N x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the GE start.
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Pronunciation
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noun
A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
"Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself."
noun
Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
noun
An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
"Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?"
noun
(polite term of address) Any man.
"Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room."
noun
(usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
noun
An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
noun
Possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
noun
A lavatory intended for use by men, often including urinals in addition to toilets.
noun
Other rooms intended for use by men, as waiting rooms, dressing rooms, locker rooms, etc.
Related Words
Synonyms
- cockney
- pussgentleman
- sissy
- dilettante
- sahib