hyena
noun
Meaning
- nounAny of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- nounA man that performs ritualized sex acts with recently widowed women and menarchal girls.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,909 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 72% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None