taboo
noun / adjective / verb
Meaning
- nounAn inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- adjectiveExcluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
Example:
Incest is a taboo subject in most soap operas.
- verbTo mark as taboo.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,124 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 31% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: o