colon
noun
Meaning
- nounThe punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
- nounPart of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
- nounA husbandman.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,905 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 21% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: o