decay
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounRot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
Example:
tooth decay/dental decay—wood-decay fungi—bacterial decay—photochemical decay
- verbTo deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
Example:
The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.
- nounDeterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
Example:
civic and moral decay—systemic decay—fall into decay—urban decay—arrested decay—memory decay
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #777 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 77% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None