hydra
noun
Meaning
- nounA dragon-like creature with many heads and the ability to regrow them when maimed.
- nounAny of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.
- nounA complex, multifarious problem or situation that cannot be easily and rapidly solved.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,264 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 42% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None