viking
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How viking fits the hive
Base Score
6
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
G I K N V
Two-Letter Start
VI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ING
Useful for cleanup scans
- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- VI start
- ING ending
- repeated letters
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- viking is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, k, n, v 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 VI start.
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Definitions
noun
One of the Scandinavian or other Northern European seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America.
noun
(by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genre, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an axe or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.
noun
A Norseman (mediaeval Scandinavian).
noun
(mildly) An ethnic Swede, Norwegian, Dane, Icelander or Faroe Islander.
noun
A player on the Minnesota Vikings NFL team.