elude
verb
Meaning
- verbTo evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- verbTo shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
- verbTo escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
Example:
I get algebra, but calculus eludes me.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,939 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 30% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e