raise
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
Example:
to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself
- nounEllipsis of pay raise (“an increase in wages or salary”).
Example:
The boss gave me a raise.
- nounA cairn or pile of stones.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #246 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 100% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None