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HONEYCOMB

9 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

HONEYCOMB is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

HONEYCOMBS-s 11 HONEYCOMBING-ing 11 HONEYCOMBED-ed 11

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HONEYCOMBINGS 11
noun
  1. uncountableA substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.
  2. broadlycountableSomething resembling honeycomb (noun sense 1) in having numerous cells or small holes.
    • The wood porch was a honeycomb of termite tunnels before we replaced it.
  3. broadlycountableA space-filling packing of polytopes in three- or higher-dimensional space.
  4. broadlycountableuncountableThe texture of the surface of a solar cell, intended to increase its surface area and capture more sunlight.
  5. archaicbroadlycountableuncountableA defect in a material (especially metal) where small holes are present; specifically (construction), a defect in concrete consisting of numerous voids resulting from the failure of mortar to effectively fill the spaces among coarse aggregate particles.
  6. broadlycountableuncountableMaterial manufactured with small hollow cells, sometimes sandwiched between two flat sheets, which is used to make light, stiff structural components.
  7. abbreviationbroadlycountableellipsisEllipsis of honeycomb stomach (“the reticulum or second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant”).
  8. abbreviationbroadlyellipsisuncountableEllipsis of honeycomb work (“especially in Moorish architecture: a form of ceiling ornamentation (especially of an arch or dome) made up of small vaulted arches”).
  9. countablefigurativelySomething resembling honeycomb in sweetness; hence, something desirable or pleasant.
  10. archaiccountablefigurativelyUsed as a term of endearment: honey, sweetheart.
  11. AustraliaUKattributivefigurativelyoftenuncountableA crumbly confection usually made by boiling together golden syrup, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, and water.
    • honeycomb toffee
verb
  1. transitiveTo riddle (something) with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb (noun sense 1); also, to cause (something) to become hollow or weakened in this way.
  2. transitiveTo bore cavities or tunnels inside (something).
    • Termites will honeycomb a porch made of untreated pine.
  3. transitiveTo decorate (something) with a honeycomb pattern.
  4. figurativelytransitiveTo make way deeply into (something) so as to weaken it; to undermine.
  5. transitiveTo ornament (a ceiling) with honeycomb work (see noun sense 2.4).
  6. alsoarchaicfigurativelyintransitiveTo become riddled with small holes, especially in a pattern resembling a honeycomb; also, to become hollow or weakened in this way.