roan
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How roan fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A N O R
Two-Letter Start
RO
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Ending
AN
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- RO start
- AN ending
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- roan is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, n, o, r plus any remaining hive letters.
- The AN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RO start.
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noun
An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
noun
The color of such an animal.
noun
A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
adjective
Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
adjective
Made of the leather called roan.
"roan binding"
noun
Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
noun
Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.