avoid
verb
Meaning
- verbTo try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
- verbTo stay out of the way of (something harmful).
Example:
I avoided the slap easily.
- verbTo keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
Example:
I try to avoid the company of gamblers.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #201 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 40% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None