banjo
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
Example:
I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...
- verbTo play a banjo.
- nounAny of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,330 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 25% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None