timeline
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How timeline fits the hive
Base Score
8
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
6
E I L M N T
Two-Letter Start
TI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NE
Useful for cleanup scans
- 8 letters
- 6 unique letters
- TI start
- NE ending
- repeated letters
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- timeline is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, l, m, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2, I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NE ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.
noun
A schedule of activities; a timetable.
noun
An individual universe or reality, especially a parallel/alternate one in which events differ from actual history, or differ from the established canon of a fictional world.
verb
To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
verb
To display such a sequence graphically.
noun
A metaphorical conception of time as a stream, or flowing body of water.
"By killing his great-grandfather, the time traveller disrupted the timestream."
Related Words
Same Letters
- entitlement
- ilmenite
- liniment
Synonyms
- chronology
- schedule
- timetable