flail
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- verbTo beat using a flail or similar implement.
- nounA weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,222 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 25% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: l