ROMAN

Meaning

One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.

• adjective(of type) upright, as opposed to italic

ROMAN as a word-puzzle answer

ROMAN is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (O, A) and 3 consonants (R, M, N). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (R, O, A, N), 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.