noble
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How noble fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
B E L N O
Two-Letter Start
NO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
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- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- NO start
- LE ending
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- noble is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include b, e, l, n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
"This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century."
noun
A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
adjective
Having honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
"He is a noble man who would never put his family in jeopardy."
adjective
Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid.
"a noble edifice"
adjective
Of exalted rank; of or relating to the nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn.
"noble blood; a noble personage"
adjective
(of a polyhedron) Both isohedral and isogonal.
Related Words
Same Letters
- ennoble
- nobble
Synonyms
- great
- honorable
- superior
Antonyms
- commoner
- plebeian
- despicable
- ignoble
- mean
- vile
- inferior
- plebeian