penny
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounIn the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- verbTo jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
Example:
Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.
- nounIn the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ⁄100 of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,327 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 30% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: n