noon
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How noon fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
2
N O
Two-Letter Start
NO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ON
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- 4 letters
- 2 unique letters
- NO start
- ON ending
- repeated letters
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- noon is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 2 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include n, o plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (N x2, O x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
noun
Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun
The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.
"1885, When night was at its noon I heard a voice chanting the Koran in sweetest accents — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17:"
noun
The highest point; culmination.
verb
To relax or sleep around midday
noun
The letter ن in the Arabic script.
Related Words
Synonyms
- capstone
- noonofnight
- midday
- nones
- noontide
- twelve
Antonyms
- midnight