mule
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How mule fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E L M U
Two-Letter Start
MU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- MU start
- LE ending
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- mule 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, m, u plus any remaining hive letters.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MU start.
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noun
The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
noun
The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.
noun
A hybrid plant.
noun
A stubborn person.
noun
A person paid to smuggle drugs.
noun
A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.
noun
A MMORPG character, or NPC companion in a tabletop RPG, used mainly to store extra inventory for the owner's primary character.
noun
Any of a group of cocktails involving ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and various liquors.
noun
A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.
noun
A kind of cotton-spinning machine.
verb
To smuggle (illegal drugs).
noun
A shoe that has no fitting or strap around the heel, but which covers the foot.