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5 LETTERS5 POINTS[peɪnt]

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When paint helps

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Base Score

5

Before any board-specific bonus

Unique Letters

5

A I N P T

Two-Letter Start

PA

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

NT

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  • 5 letters
  • 5 unique letters
  • PA start
  • NT ending

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  • paint is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, n, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
  • The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
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Pronunciation

[peɪnt][peɪnt]

  1. noun

    A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.

  2. noun

    (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.

  3. noun

    The free-throw lane, construed with the.

    "The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint."

  4. noun

    Paintballs.

    "I am running low on paint for my marker."

  5. noun

    A face card (king, queen, or jack).

  6. noun

    Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.

  7. noun

    Makeup.

  8. noun

    Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

  9. verb

    To apply paint to.

  10. verb

    To apply in the manner that paint is applied.

  11. verb

    To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.

  12. verb

    To create (an image) with paints.

    "to paint a portrait or a landscape"

  13. verb

    To practise the art of painting pictures.

    "I've been painting since I was a young child."

  14. verb

    To draw an element in a graphical user interface.

  15. verb

    To depict or portray.

    "She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud."

  16. verb

    To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

  17. verb

    To direct a radar beam toward.

    ""We'll paint the target for the flyboys," the JTAC said."

Related Words

Same Letters

  • patina
  • pinata
  • taipan
  • inapt
  • pinta

Daily Appearances

2026-06-12

Verified answer

5 pts

N + A C I L P T