loom
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How loom fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
L M O
Two-Letter Start
LO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OM
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- LO start
- OM ending
- repeated letters
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- loom 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 l, m, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OM ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LO start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
noun
A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
noun
The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft.
noun
Loon (bird of order Gaviiformes)
noun
A distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar.
verb
To appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
"The clouds loomed over the mountains."
verb
To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; to be imminent.
verb
To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
Related Words
Same Letters
- moll