spare
adjective / noun / verb
Meaning
- adjectiveExtra. Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
Example:
I have no spare time.
- nounThe act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- verbTo show mercy, to have mercy on. To desist; to stop; to refrain. To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance. To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards. To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #474 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 99% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None