ought
verb / pronoun
Meaning
- verbsimple past of owe
- verbIndicating duty or obligation.
Example:
I ought to vote in the coming election.
- pronounAlternative spelling of aught; anything
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #445 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 23% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None