plop
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How plop fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
L O P
Two-Letter Start
PL
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OP
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- PL start
- OP ending
- repeated letters
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- plop is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include l, o, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The OP ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PL start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
"He heard the plops of rain on the roof."
noun
Excrement; derived from the "plop" sound made when it hits water in a toilet.
verb
To make the sound of an object dropping into a body of liquid.
verb
To land heavily or loosely.
"He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV."
verb
To defecate; derived from the "plop" sound made when excrement hits water in a toilet.
Related Words
Same Letters
- lollop
- loop
- poll
- polo
- pool