solve
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
- nounA solution; an explanation.
Example:
Today's cryptic crossword was an easy solve.
- verbto find out the perpetrator, the motive etc
Example:
to solve a murder to solve a crime
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #403 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 79% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None