Pander
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
To act as a procurer of clients for prostitutes, or more broadly to cater to the base desires or weaknesses of others for personal gain.
“The newspaper was accused of choosing to pander to its readership rather than report the truth.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈpændə/
Syllables
pan·der
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Wordle
Ends in -ER, the AND pattern in the middle appears in WANDER, BANDER, and SANDER as well
Scrabble
Worth 9 points, low individual tile values but easy to build off existing PAND or AND combinations
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