lattice
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How lattice fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A C E I L T
Two-Letter Start
LA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- LA start
- CE ending
- repeated letters
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- lattice is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, e, i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
noun
A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands that cross each other.
noun
A regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
noun
A discrete subgroup of Rn which is isomorphic to Zn (considered as an additive group) and spans the real vector space Rn.
noun
A model of the tuning relationships of a just intonation system, comprising an array of points in a periodic multidimensional pattern.
noun
(Lie theory) A discrete subgroup L of a given locally compact group G whose quotient space G/L has finite invariant measure.
noun
A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and a unique infimum.
verb
To make a lattice of.
"to lattice timbers"
verb
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
"to lattice a window"
Related Words
Same Letters
- acatalectic
- calcite
- tactile
Synonyms
- latticework