piccalilli
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How piccalilli fits the hive
Base Score
10
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C I L P
Two-Letter Start
PI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LI
Useful for cleanup scans
- 10 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PI start
- LI ending
- repeated letters
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- piccalilli is worth 10 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, l, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x3, L x3, C x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The LI ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PI start.
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Definitions
noun
A yellow pickle relish made from cauliflower, vegetable marrow, and other vegetables, pickled with vinegar, salt, sugar, and spiced with mustard, turmeric, and other spices.
noun
A pickle, typically on a base of chopped green (unripe) tomatoes, but sometimes finely-chopped gherkins, and possibly including other vegetables.
Related Words
Same Letters
- apical
Synonyms
- relish
- indiarelish
- chowchow