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allow

verb

Meaning

  1. verbTo let one have as a suitable share of something.

    Example: to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest

  2. verbTo present something as possible or reasonable.

    Example: The event allows of only one interpretation.

  3. verbTo permit, to give permission to.

    Example: I will allow my son to be absent.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Five-letter puzzle facts

How common
Very common
#159 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
Can be a Play Five answer
As a first guess
Tests likely letters better than 20% of common five-letter words.
Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: l

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