temp
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How temp fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
E M P T
Two-Letter Start
TE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
MP
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TE start
- MP ending
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- temp 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 e, m, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
Abbreviation of tempore.
noun
A temporary employee, usually in an office.
noun
A temporary storage location.
verb
To work as a temporary employee.
noun
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
"The temperature in the room dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold."
noun
An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
"You have a temperature. I think you should stay home today. You’re sick."
noun
A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents. http//arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0004055
noun
The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
noun
The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.
adjective
Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
adjective
Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
Related Words
Same Letters
- tempt