tansy
noun
Meaning
- nounA herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.
- nounA dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs (including tansy), baked with butter in a shallow dish. "Originally flavoured with tansy, but by Pepys's time generally having spinach as its predominant flavouring."
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Five-letter puzzle facts
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- Less common
- #2,598 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 81% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None