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7 LETTERS7 POINTS[ˈpɪmpɪŋ]

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Base Score

7

Before any board-specific bonus

Unique Letters

5

G I M N P

Two-Letter Start

PI

Useful for systematic scans

Ending

ING

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  • 7 letters
  • 5 unique letters
  • PI start
  • ING ending
  • repeated letters

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  • pimping is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
  • It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include g, i, m, n, p plus any remaining hive letters.
  • Watch the repeated-letter pattern (I x2, P x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
  • The ING ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PI start.
  • BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.

Pronunciation

[ˈpɪmpɪŋ][ˈpɪmpɪŋ]
  1. verb

    To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

  2. verb

    To prostitute someone.

    "The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone."

  3. verb

    To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle, according to ghetto standards (also pimp out).

    "You pimped out that motorcycle f'real, dawg."

  4. verb

    To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).

  5. verb

    To promote, to tout.

    "I gotta show you this sweet website where you can pimp your blog and get more readers."

  6. verb

    To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit.

    "I pimped her out of $2,000 and she paid for the entire stay at the Bahamas."

  7. noun

    The practise of procuring prostitutes.

  8. noun

    The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.

  9. adjective

    Little or petty.

  10. adjective

    Puny; sickly

  11. adjective

    Consisting of or having the qualities of a pimp.

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