shoot
verb / noun / interjection
Meaning
- verbTo launch (forcefully project) (a projectile or similar object). To fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
Example:
to shoot a gun
- nounThe emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- interjectionA mild expletive, expressing disbelief or dismay
Example:
Didn't you have a concert tonight? —Shoot! I forgot! I have to go and get ready…
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #251 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 28% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: o