limiting
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How limiting fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
G I L M N T
Two-Letter Start
LI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- LI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- limiting is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, l, m, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x3); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LI start.
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Definitions
verb
To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
"I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight."
verb
To have a limit in a particular set.
"The sequence limits on the point a."
verb
To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.
"a limiting friar"
noun
A limitation.