lute
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How lute fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E L T U
Two-Letter Start
LU
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Ending
TE
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- LU start
- TE ending
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- lute 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 e, l, t, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- The TE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LU start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
verb
To play on a lute, or as if on a lute.
noun
Thick sticky clay or cement used to close up a hole or gap, especially to make something air-tight.
noun
A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.
noun
(brickmaking) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking off superfluous clay from earth.
verb
To fix or fasten something with lute.
Related Words
Same Letters
- elute
- tulle