lace
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How lace fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C E L
Two-Letter Start
LA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LA start
- CE ending
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- lace is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- The CE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 4 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. Wp
noun
A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly. Wp
noun
A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net.
noun
Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.
verb
To fasten (something) with laces.
verb
To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
verb
To interweave items.
"to lace one's fingers together"
verb
To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
verb
To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
verb
To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
"cloth laced with silver"
Related Words
Same Letters
- cella