GLIDE

Meaning

The act of gliding.

• verbTo move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

GLIDE as a word-puzzle answer

GLIDE is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (I, E) and 3 consonants (G, L, D). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (I, 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.