patent
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When patent helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
5
A E N P T
Two-Letter Start
PA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NT
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- 6 letters
- 5 unique letters
- PA start
- NT ending
- repeated letters
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- patent is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, n, p, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (T x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The NT ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the PA start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
noun
A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
noun
License; formal permission.
noun
Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.
verb
To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.
adjective
Open, unobstructed, expanded.
"That is a patent ductus arteriosus."
adjective
Explicit and obvious.
"Those claims are patent nonsense."
adjective
(of flour) That is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm.
adjective
Open; unconcealed; conspicuous.
adjective
Open to public perusal; said of a document conferring some right or privilege.
"letters patent"
adjective
Protected by a legal patent.
"a patent right; patent medicines"