paean
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- verbTo sing a paean; to praise.
- nounAny loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,370 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 57% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: a