mercy
noun / verb / interjection
Meaning
- nounRelenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
Example:
She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.
- verbTo feel mercy
- interjectionExpressing surprise or alarm.
Example:
Mercy! Look at the state of you!
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #485 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 71% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None