mapping
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How mapping fits the hive
Base Score
7
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
A G I M N P
Two-Letter Start
MA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 7 letters
- 6 unique letters
- MA start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- mapping is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, g, i, m, n, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MA start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
verb
(followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
verb
(followed by a "to" phrase) To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
verb
To inform someone of a particular idea.
noun
The process of making maps.
noun
The process of locating genes on a chromosome.
noun
Assigning a PC to a shared drive or printer port on a network.
noun
A function that maps every element of a given set to a unique element of another set; a correspondence.
noun
Conversion of data types between incompatible type systems.
Related Words
Same Letters
- amping