spasm
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
Example:
Jessica went into spasms after eating a peanut.
- verbTo produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms.
- nounA violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,880 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 17% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: s