gloom
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounDarkness, dimness, or obscurity.
Example:
the gloom of a forest, or of midnight
- verbTo be dark or gloomy.
- nounA depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,286 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 6% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: o