mall
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How mall fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
A L M
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- MA start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
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- mall 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 a, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LL ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 2 published Daily pages.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
noun
An enclosed shopping centre.
noun
An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
noun
A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade.
noun
A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall.
noun
The game of polo.
noun
An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; pall mall.
verb
To beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise
verb
To build up with the development of shopping malls
verb
To shop at the mall
Related Words
Same Letters
- mammal
- llama
- lama