pinhead
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When pinhead helps
Base Score
7
14 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A D E H I N P
Two-Letter Start
PI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
AD
Check this pattern late
- 7 letters
- 7 unique letters
- PI start
- AD ending
- pangram-shaped
Try it when
- pinhead is worth 7 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- The AD ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PI start.
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Pronunciation
noun
The head of a pin. (Frequently used in size comparisons.)
noun
An ignorant, naive, foolish, or stupid person.
noun
A telemark skier.
noun
A human head that is unusually tapered or small, often due to microcephaly, or a person with that trait. Often promoted in freak shows as "human pinheads".
noun
(pet stores) A newborn cricket used as food for pets.
noun
(mycoculture) The immature juvenile fruiting body of a mushroom prior to its gills opening.
Related Words
Same Letters
- pinheaded
- headpin
Synonyms
- doofus
- dumbbell
- dunce