dowel
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
- verbTo fasten together with dowels.
- nounA wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,408 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 57% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None