pluck
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo pull something sharply; to pull something out
Example:
She plucked the phone from her bag and dialled.
- nounAn instance of plucking or pulling sharply.
Example:
Those tiny birds are hardly worth the tedious pluck.
- verbTo take or remove (someone) quickly from a particular place or situation.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,506 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 9% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None