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charm

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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[tʃɑːm]

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Unique Letters

A C H M R

Two-Letter Start

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charm is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, h, m, r plus any remaining hive letters.
The RM ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.

[tʃɑːm][tʃɑɹm]

noun
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
"It works like a charm."
noun
The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
"He had great personal charm."
noun
A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
"She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist."
noun
A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
noun
A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
verb
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
"He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor."
verb
To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.
"After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed."
verb
To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
"She led a charmed life."
verb
To make music upon.
verb
To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
noun
The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
noun
A flock, group (especially of finches).