quash
verb
Meaning
- verbTo defeat decisively, to suppress.
Example:
The army quashed the rebellion.
- verbTo crush or dash to pieces.
- verbTo void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,975 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 23% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None