latch
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo close or lock as if with a latch.
- nounA fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
- verbTo smear; to anoint.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,251 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 64% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None