RABID

Meaning

A human or animal infected with rabies.

• adjectiveAffected with rabies.

RABID as a word-puzzle answer

RABID is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (A, I) and 3 consonants (R, B, D). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

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