Word of the Day · Sunday, March 22, 2026
/ɹɪˈfɜː/verb
To direct the attention of.
REFER is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (E, E) and 3 consonants (R, F, R). It repeats 2 letters, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.
It leans on high-frequency letters (R, 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.