flaky
adjective
Meaning
- adjectiveConsisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
- adjectiveUnreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
- adjectiveUnreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
Example:
I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,822 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: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None