dread
verb / noun / adjective
Meaning
- verbTo fear greatly.
- nounGreat fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Example:
My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.
- adjectiveTerrible; greatly feared; dreaded.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #949 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 70% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: d