mouse
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounAny mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
Example:
She's probably hiding in her room, she always does when we have company. She's our little mouse.
- verbTo move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- nounSuch a rodent that is of the genus Mus.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #459 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 76% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None