neat
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How neat fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E N T
Two-Letter Start
NE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AT
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- NE start
- AT ending
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- neat 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 a, e, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The AT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the NE start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
adjective
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
"My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair."
adjective
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
"I like my whisky neat."
adjective
Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
"The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene."
adjective
With all deductions or allowances made; net.
adjective
Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
"The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests."
adjective
Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
"Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch."
adjective
Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
"Courts should not reduce this case to a neat set of legal rules."
adjective
Good, excellent, desirable.
"Hey, neat convertible, man."
noun
A bull or cow.
noun
Cattle collectively.
Related Words
Same Letters
- antennae
- antenna
- neaten
- tenant
- anent
- eaten
- ante
Antonyms
- ontherocks