mime
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When mime helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E I M
Two-Letter Start
MI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
ME
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- MI start
- ME ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- mime is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, m plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (M x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The ME ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the MI start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A form of acting without words; pantomime.
noun
A pantomime actor.
noun
A classical theatrical entertainment in the form of farce.
noun
A performer of such a farce.
noun
A person who mimics others in a comical manner.
noun
Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Chilasa or Papilio, that mimic other species in appearance.
verb
To mimic.
verb
To act without words.
verb
To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.