hoist
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
- nounAny member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.
- verbTo lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,520 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 67% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None