middle
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How middle fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
D E I L M
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- MI start
- LE ending
- repeated letters
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- middle is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, l, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (D x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A centre, midpoint.
"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."
noun
The part between the beginning and the end.
"I woke up in the middle of the night."
noun
The middle stump.
noun
The central part of a human body; the waist.
noun
(grammar) The middle voice.
verb
To take a middle view of.
verb
To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.
adjective
Located in the middle; in between.
"the middle point"
adjective
Central.
adjective
(grammar) Pertaining to the middle voice.
Related Words
Same Letters
- milled
Synonyms
- center
- centre
- midpoint
- midst