piped
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How piped fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
D E I P
Two-Letter Start
PI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ED
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 4 unique letters
- PI start
- ED ending
- repeated letters
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- piped is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include d, e, i, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ED ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
verb
To shout loudly and at high pitch.
verb
To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
verb
Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
verb
To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
verb
To install or configure with pipes.
verb
To dab moisture away from.
verb
To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
verb
To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (pipe) at the command line.
verb
To create or decorate with piping (icing).
"to pipe flowers on to a cupcake"
verb
To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
verb
(of a male) To have sexual intercourse with a female.
verb
To see.
adjective
Shaped like a pipe; tubular.
Related Words
Same Letters
- dipped
- pied