pica
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How pica fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A C I P
Two-Letter Start
PI
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Ending
CA
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- PI start
- CA ending
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- pica 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, c, i, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- The CA ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
noun
A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
noun
(usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
noun
A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35/83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now 1/6 in.
noun
A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.
noun
Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
noun
A magpie.
Related Words
Synonyms
- allotriophagy
- chthonophagia
- cittosis
- geophagy