swell
verb / noun / adjective
Meaning
- verbTo become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape, usually as a result of pressure from within.
Example:
My ankles had swelled in the heat.
- nounThe act of swelling; increase in size.
- adjectiveFashionable, like a swell or dandy.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #958 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 29% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: l