lance
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How lance fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C E L N
Two-Letter Start
LA
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Ending
CE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- LA start
- CE ending
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- lance is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, l, n plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
noun
A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
noun
A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
noun
A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
noun
An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
noun
(founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
noun
One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.
noun
A lancet.
verb
To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
"Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden."
verb
To open with a lancet; to pierce
"to lance a vein or an abscess"
verb
To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
Related Words
Same Letters
- cenacle
- nacelle
- cancel
- enlace
- clean