trail
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
Example:
The hunters trailed their prey deep into the woods.
- nounThe track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
Example:
The trail has gone cold.
- verbTo drag (something) behind on the ground.
Example:
You'll get your coat all muddy if you trail it around like that.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #387 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 96% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None