knee
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How knee fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
E K N
Two-Letter Start
KN
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- KN start
- EE ending
- repeated letters
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- knee 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, k, n plus any remaining hive letters.
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- The EE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the KN start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
"Penny was wearing a miniskirt, so she skinned her exposed knees when she fell."
noun
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
noun
The part of a garment that covers the knee.
noun
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
noun
An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
"To make a knee."
noun
Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
"the knee of a graph"
noun
A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
verb
To kneel to.
"1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii"
verb
To poke or strike with the knee.
verb
To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
Related Words
Same Letters
- keen