stray
noun / verb / adjective
Meaning
- nounAny domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
- verbTo wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
- adjectiveHaving gone astray; strayed; wandering.
Example:
The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #846 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 93% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None