pathetic
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When pathetic helps
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A C E H I P T
Two-Letter Start
PA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IC
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- PA start
- IC ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
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- pathetic is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The IC ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
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Pronunciation
adjective
Arousing pity, sympathy, or compassion.
"The child’s pathetic pleas for forgiveness stirred the young man’s heart."
adjective
Arousing scornful pity or contempt, often due to miserable inadequacy.
"You can't even run two miles? That’s pathetic."
adjective
Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
adjective
Trochlear.
Related Words
Same Letters
- apathetic
- petechia
- hepatic
Synonyms
- deplorable
- miserable
- pathetisad
- pitiful
- wretched
- despicable
- disgraceful
- dishonorable
- shameful