panto
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When panto helps
Base Score
5
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A N O P T
Two-Letter Start
PA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
TO
Check this pattern late
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PA start
- TO ending
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- panto is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, n, o, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The TO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
noun
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
"A pantograph can be adjusted to make either scaled or exact copies."
noun
By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like an accordion, such as in a pantograph mirror or a scissor lift.
noun
A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
"I was impressed by the quality of the pantograph; I hadn't noticed it on the original, but the copies were covered in unpleasant lines."
noun
A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.
noun
A Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
noun
The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work.
noun
A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots.
noun
Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime.