flood
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounAn overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- verbTo overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
Example:
People flooded into the streets in protest.
- nounA large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
Example:
a flood of complaints
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #446 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 5% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: o