Words Every Crossword Puzzler Should Know: 5-letter words, List 1

This list features 5-letter words that are commonly found in crossword puzzles and their common clues.
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  1. arena
    a large structure for sports or entertainments
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Where the action is
    ·Bowl
    ·Sports venue
    ·Fight site
    ·Concert venue
  2. erase
    remove by or as if by rubbing
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Wipe out
    ·Rub out
    ·Obliterate
    ·Clear the blackboard
    ·Clear
  3. eerie
    suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Spooky
    ·Spine-tingling
    ·Creepy
    ·Weird
    ·Hitchcockian
  4. enter
    to come or go into
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Computer command
    ·Go in
    ·Stage direction
    ·Keyboard key
    ·Computer key
  5. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Furious
    ·Steamed
    ·Fit to be tied
    ·Hopping mad
    ·Steaming
  6. opera
    a drama set to music
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Met offering
    ·"The Barber of Seville," e.g.
    ·La Scala offering
    ·"Lohengrin," e.g.
    ·Where to hear an aria
  7. alien
    from another place or part of the world
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Extraterrestrial
    ·Non-earthling
    ·Unearthly
    ·Out of this world
    ·Strange
  8. inane
    devoid of intelligence
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Nonsensical
    ·Silly
    ·Cockamamie
    ·Senseless
    ·Foolish
  9. alone
    isolated from others
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Single-handedly
    ·Stag
    ·Without support
    ·Unequaled
    ·Deserted
  10. atone
    make amends for
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Make amends
    ·Make up for
    ·Make up
    ·Compensate
    ·Square things
  11. elate
    fill with high spirits
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Fill with joy
    ·Tickle pink
    ·Gladden
    ·Lift up
    ·Overjoy
  12. adore
    love intensely
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Idolize
    ·Like a lot
    ·Love to pieces
    ·Love
    ·Think the world of
  13. email
    (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Cybermessages
    ·Screen letters
    ·Modern letters
    ·It might have an attachment
    ·AOL memos
  14. orate
    make speeches
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Speechify
    ·Declaim
    ·Emulate Cicero
    ·Hold forth
    ·Use a soapbox
  15. arise
    move upward
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Stand
    ·Come up
    ·Turn up
    ·Crop up
    ·Get out of bed
  16. elite
    selected as the best
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Upper crust
    ·Cream of the crop
    ·Type of type
    ·Select
    ·Upper echelon
  17. erode
    remove soil or rock
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Wear away
    ·Wear
    ·Chip away at
    ·Wear down
    ·Eat away
  18. aroma
    any property detected by the sense of smell
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Bouguet
    ·Scent
    ·Fragrance
    ·Something from the oven
    ·Appetite arouser
  19. atlas
    a collection of maps in book form
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Rand McNally product
    ·Book of maps
    ·World record?
    ·Book with legends
    ·Travel aid
  20. sense
    the faculty through which the world is perceived
    Common Crossword Clues

    ·Pick up on
    ·Pick up
    ·Intuit
    ·Brain
    ·Smarts
Created on Thu Nov 30 18:51:06 EST 2023 (updated Thu Nov 30 19:31:06 EST 2023)

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