could
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbsimple past of can
Example:
Before I was blind, I could see very well.
- nounSomething that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.
- verbconditional of can Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).
Example:
I think he could do it if he really wanted to.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #10 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 34% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None