botch
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
Example:
A botched haircut seems to take forever to grow out.
- nounAn action, job, or task that has been performed very badly; a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work.
- nounA tumour or other malignant swelling.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,376 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 28% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None