parry
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
- nounA defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
- nounA simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,150 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 42% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: r