kite

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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern T--C-H---. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter T and 4th letter C and 6th letter H. In alphabetical order, they are:

thickhead

touchhole

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 15 words with the pattern --IC---A-. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter I and 4th letter C and 8th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are:

bricabrac

brickclay

chickpeas

clickwrap

epicedial

epicedian

epicurean

juicehead

quickbeam

thickhead

thickleaf

trichinae

trichinal

trichinas

triclosan

The Eagle Theme of Exploration"The Eagle" was inspired by Alfred Tennyson's explorations through the Pyrenees region of southern France, which began in his early twenties. But the poem features another kind of exploration: it allows us to see the world from the eagle's perspective. The high cliff and the sky are depicted as part of another world, one that is nearer to the heavens than to earth. The eagle has no competition in his domain: he flies around like he owns the place.