tough
adjective / interjection / noun
Meaning
- adjectiveOf a material, strong and resilient; sturdy.
Example:
The tent, made of tough canvas, held up to many abuses.
- interjectionUsed to indicate lack of sympathy
Example:
If you don't like it, tough!
- nounA person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
Example:
They were doing fine until they encountered a bunch of toughs from the opposition.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #239 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 28% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None