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lexis

noun

Meaning

  1. nounThe set of all words and phrases in a language; any unified subset of words from a particular language.
  2. nounWords, collocations, and common phrases in a language; vocabulary and word combinations.
  3. nounThe vocabulary used by a writer.

    Example: In this broadsheet newspaper, the reporter uses a complicated and formal lexis which I find hard to understand.

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Five-letter puzzle facts

How common
Less common
#2,329 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 52% of common five-letter words.
Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None

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