panic
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When panic helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A C I N P
Two-Letter Start
PA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
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- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PA start
- IC ending
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- panic is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, c, i, n, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
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Pronunciation
noun
Overpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals.
noun
Rapid reduction in asset prices due to broad efforts to raise cash in anticipation of continuing decline in asset prices.
noun
A kernel panic or system crash.
verb
To feel overwhelming fear.
verb
To cause somebody to panic.
verb
(by extension) To crash.
verb
(by extension) To cause the system to crash.
adjective
Pertaining to the god Pan.
adjective
Of fear, fright etc: sudden or overwhelming (attributed by the ancient Greeks to the influence of Pan).
noun
A plant of the genus Panicum.
Related Words
Synonyms
- panicgrass