while
noun / conjunction / preposition
Meaning
- nounAn uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
Example:
It’s a long while since anyone lived there, so it’s a ruin now.
- conjunctionDuring the same time that.
Example:
He was sleeping while I was singing.
- prepositionUntil.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #20 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 60% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None