skunk
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounAny of various mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black coat with white markings and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
- verbTo spray someone with a strong-smelling liquid.
- nounA member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,547 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 5% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: k