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precipitous
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11 LETTERS11 POINTS[pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs]
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Base Score
11
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
9
C E I O P R S T U
Two-Letter Start
PR
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
US
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- 11 letters
- 9 unique letters
- PR start
- US ending
- repeated letters
- outside standard hive
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- precipitous uses 9 unique letters, so it cannot fit a standard seven-letter hive.
Pronunciation
[pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs][pɹɪˈsɪpɪtəs]
adjective
Steep, like a precipice
"a precipitous cliff"
adjective
Headlong
"a precipitous fall"
adjective
Hasty; rash; quick; sudden
"precipitous attempts"
Related Words
Same Letters
- croupiest
Synonyms
- heedless
- hotheaded
- impetuous
- headlong
- precipitant
- precipitous
- brant
- steepto
- abrupt
- subitaneous