NOBLE

Meaning

An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

“This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century.”

• adjectiveHaving honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.

NOBLE as a word-puzzle answer

NOBLE is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (O, E) and 3 consonants (N, B, L). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (N, O, E), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.

NOBLE by the numbers

Across the 1,734 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, E appears in 50% of answers (the 1st most common letter), O appears in 30% of answers (the 5th most common letter), L appears in 26% of answers (the 8th most common letter). 7 other answers share the opening “NO-”, so two green tiles up front still leave real guessing to do.

Difficulty: 1/5 — very approachable, because its letters are common and no close neighbors compete with it.

Put it to use

Words like NOBLE are exactly what the daily puzzles throw at you. Warm up in Practice, race the clock in the Daily Challenge, or study the best starting words before your next run. New to the multi-board modes? The mode guides cover all nine.