vigil
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounAn instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
- verbTo participate in a vigil.
- nounA period of observation or surveillance at any hour.
Example:
His dog kept vigil outside the hospital for eight days while he was recovering from an accident.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,373 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 2% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: i