pillow
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How pillow fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
I L O P W
Two-Letter Start
PI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OW
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PI start
- OW ending
- repeated letters
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- pillow is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include i, l, o, p, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OW ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
noun
A pillow lava.
noun
A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.
noun
A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.
noun
The socket of a pivot.
noun
A kind of plain, coarse fustian.
verb
To rest as on a pillow.