wake
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How wake fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E K W
Two-Letter Start
WA
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Ending
KE
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- WA start
- KE ending
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- wake 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 a, e, k, w plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
The act of waking, or state of being awake.
noun
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
verb
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
"I woke up at four o'clock this morning."
verb
(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
"The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream."
verb
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
verb
To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
verb
To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
verb
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
verb
To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
verb
To be alert; to keep watch
"Command unto the guards that they diligently wake."
verb
To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
noun
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
noun
(Church of England) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
noun
A number of vultures assembled together.
noun
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
noun
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
noun
The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.
Related Words
Same Letters
- awake
- weak
Synonyms
- deathwatch