timing
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How timing fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
G I M N T
Two-Letter Start
TI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- TI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- timing is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, m, n, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the TI start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
verb
To measure or record the time, duration, or rate of.
"I used a stopwatch to time myself running around the block."
verb
To choose when something begins or how long it lasts.
"The President timed his speech badly, coinciding with the Super Bowl."
verb
To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.
verb
To pass time; to delay.
verb
To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
verb
To measure, as in music or harmony.
noun
An occurrence or event.
noun
The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
noun
The time when something happens.
noun
The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
noun
An instance of recording the time of something.
Related Words
Same Letters
- minting
Synonyms
- set
- clock