Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supertile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-tile
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of connected tiles that can be placed, like a single tile, in a generated landscape.

Example Sentences

"But the only landscape that would ever move would be water — if you can call it landscape. No other land really moves except in geologic time. In order for moving landscape to work, you'll need supertiles, and lots of them."
"Alternatively, you can make "supertiles" that have more than 1 hex/rectangle each to get grouping. 4-6 areas per supertile is probably O.K. Not all areas on supertile need to be the same, but theer^([sic]) should not be more than two different terrains on a supertile."

Etymology

From super- + tile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Inflected Forms

supertiles (plural)

Synonyms

metatile

Questions

What does supertile mean?: A group of connected tiles that can be placed, like a single tile, in a generated landscape.
Where does supertile come from?: From super- + tile.

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