erode
verb
Meaning
- verbTo wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
Example:
The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.
- verbTo destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
Example:
to erode a person’s trust
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,634 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 62% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e