mauve
noun / adjective
Meaning
- nounA rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c. 1859‒1873 and now called mauveine.
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mauveine:
- adjectiveHaving a pale purple colour.
- nounA pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.
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mauve:
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Five-letter puzzle facts
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- Common
- #2,018 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 61% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None