taint
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- verbTo contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
- nounA thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,699 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 58% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: t