TRUCK

Meaning

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

• verbTo drive a truck: Generally a truck driver's slang.

TRUCK as a word-puzzle answer

TRUCK is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (U) and 4 consonants (T, R, C, K). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (T, R), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. Watch for the less-common letter K — saving a guess to test it once the vowels are placed is usually the fastest route.