evade
verb
Meaning
- verbTo get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
Example:
He evaded his opponent's blows.
- verbTo escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.
- verbTo attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,211 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 28% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e