gavel
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounRent.
- verbTo divide or distribute according to the gavel system.
- nounA wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #2,079 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 69% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None