bingo
noun / interjection / adjective
Meaning
- nounA game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
Example:
He plays bingo with his family on Saturdays.
- interjectionUsed by players of bingo to claim a win.
- adjectiveJust sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield).
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #876 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 24% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None