week
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How week fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
3
E K W
Two-Letter Start
WE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EK
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- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- WE start
- EK ending
- repeated letters
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- week is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, k, w plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
noun
Any period of seven consecutive days.
noun
A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday.
noun
A period of five days beginning with Monday.
noun
A subdivision of the month into longer periods of work days punctuated by shorter weekend periods of days for markets, rest, or religious observation such as a sabbath.
"A 4-day week consists of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday."
noun
Seven days after (sometimes before) a specified date.
"I'll see you Thursday week."
Related Words
Synonyms
- hebdomad
- sennight