tile
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When tile helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
E I L T
Two-Letter Start
TI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
LE
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- TI start
- LE ending
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- tile 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, i, l, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The LE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
Pronunciation
noun
A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
noun
A rectangular graphic.
"Each tile within Google Maps consists of 256 × 256 pixels."
noun
Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
noun
A stiff hat.
verb
To cover with tiles.
"The handyman tiled the kitchen."
verb
To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
verb
To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
verb
To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
"tile the door"
Related Words
Same Letters
- little
- tittle
- elite
- title
- lite