lance
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
- verbTo pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
- nounA wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,495 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 96% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None