p 3 a 1 n 1 h 4 a 1 n 1 d 2 l 1 e 1 r 1
10 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money
originObscure. Speculative. Panhandling always seems to involve a container for receiving loose change, so perhaps the term refers to a small handled pan, or to the container as the pan and the arm(s) holding it as the handle. Alternatively, possibly from the notion that the shape of one's outstretched arm in relation to a seated or squatting beggar brings to mind the image of a panhandle.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- hardpan 13
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- anhedral 12
- hanaper 12
- daphne 12
- harped 12
- pardah 12
- handler 11
- raphae 11
- delph 11
- planned 10