spate
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; flooding, inundation.
- verbTo (suddenly) flood or inundate (a river or other watercourse) with water.
- nounA sudden heavy downpour of rain.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,933 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 97% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None