steel
noun / adjective / verb
Meaning
- nounAn artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
- adjectiveMade of steel.
- verbTo treat, furnish with, or transform into steel. To edge, cover, or point with steel. To back with steel. To treat a liquid with steel for medicinal purposes. To electroplate an item (particularly an engraving plate) with a layer of iron. To sharpen with a honing steel. To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #263 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 66% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e