thin
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How thin fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
H I N T
Two-Letter Start
TH
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Ending
IN
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TH start
- IN ending
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- thin 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 h, i, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.
noun
Any food produced or served in thin slices.
"chocolate mint thins"
verb
To make thin or thinner.
verb
To become thin or thinner.
"The crowds thinned after the procession had passed: there was nothing more to see."
verb
To dilute.
verb
To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
adjective
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
"thin plate of metal; thin paper; thin board; thin covering"
adjective
Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
"thin wire; thin string"
adjective
Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
"thin person"
adjective
Of low viscosity or low specific gravity.
"Water is thinner than honey."
adjective
Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
"The trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin."
adjective
Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.
adjective
Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
adjective
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
"a thin disguise"
adverb
Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.
"seed sown thin"
Related Words
Same Letters
- ninth
- hint
Synonyms
- reedy
- skinny
- slender
- slim
- svelte
- waifish
- narrow
- spacedout
- sparse
- scant
- scarce
- slight
Antonyms
- thick