ISSUE

Meaning

The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow, particularly:

• verbTo flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.

ISSUE as a word-puzzle answer

ISSUE is a 5-letter word with 3 vowels (I, U, E) and 2 consonants (S, S). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

It leans on high-frequency letters (I, S, 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.

ISSUE by the numbers

Across the 1,734 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, E appears in 50% of answers (the 1st most common letter), I appears in 29% of answers (the 6th most common letter), S appears in 28% of answers (the 7th most common letter). No other answer in the bank opens with “IS-”, so locking those first two letters all but gives it away.

Difficulty: 2/5 — approachable, because the repeated letter hides one position.

Put it to use

Words like ISSUE 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.