nadir
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How nadir fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A D I N R
Two-Letter Start
NA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IR
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- NA start
- IR ending
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- nadir is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, d, i, n, r plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
noun
The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
noun
The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
"The nadir of the sun is the axis of the shadow projected by the Earth."
noun
An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
verb
To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.
Related Words
Same Letters
- radian
- dinar
- drain
Synonyms
- bathos
- lowestebb
- sloughofdespond
- trough
- down
Antonyms
- duplet
- super
- height
- peak
- zenith