midge
noun
Meaning
- nounAny of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera.
- nounA small, short or insignificant person.
- nounAny bait or lure designed to resemble a midge.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
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- Common
- #1,959 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 41% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None