whom
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How whom fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
H M O W
Two-Letter Start
WH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
OM
Useful for cleanup scans
- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- WH start
- OM ending
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- whom 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 h, m, o, w plus any remaining hive letters.
- The OM ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the WH start.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
pronoun
(interrogative) What person or people; which person or people.
pronoun
(relative) Used to refer to a previously mentioned person or people.
"He's a person with whom I work. (defining)"
pronoun
(fused relative, archaic outside set patterns) The person(s) whom; whomever.
"To whom it may concern, all business of John Smith Ltd. has now been transferred to Floggitt & Runne."