jetty
noun / verb / adjective
Meaning
- nounA part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
- verbSometimes followed by out: to construct (a part of a building) so that it jets or projects beyond the rest. To provide (a riverbank, seashore, etc.) with a jetty (“breakwater; dock or wharf”) (noun etymology 1, noun sense 2.1 or etymology 1, noun sense 2.2).
- adjectiveHaving the characteristic of jetting or jutting out; protruding.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,619 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 16% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: t