umbra
noun
Meaning
- nounThe fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object. The area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- nounThe area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- nounThe central region of a sunspot.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,404 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 32% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None