polyp
noun
Meaning
- nounA cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles. The sessile life stage of many cnidarians, whose free-swimming stage, if present, is the medusa.
- nounThe sessile life stage of many cnidarians, whose free-swimming stage, if present, is the medusa.
- nounAn abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,397 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: 4 · Repeated letters: p