mull
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How mull fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
L M U
Two-Letter Start
MU
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LL
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- MU start
- LL ending
- repeated letters
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- mull 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 l, m, u 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 MU start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A thin, soft muslin.
noun
Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
noun
A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
noun
The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
noun
An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
verb
(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
"he paused to mull over his various options before making a decision"
verb
To powder; to pulverize.
verb
To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
verb
To heat and spice something, such as wine.
verb
To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
verb
To dull or stupefy.
noun
A promontory.
"the Mull of Kintyre"
noun
A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
noun
Dirt; rubbish