tribe
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounAn ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
Example:
the Twelve Tribes of Israel; Germanic tribes; Celtic tribes
- verbTo distribute into tribes or classes; to categorize.
- nounA tribal nation or people.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #573 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 92% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None