HEARD

Meaning

(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

“I was deaf, and now I can hear.”

• adjectiveThat has been heard or listened to; that has been aurally detected.

HEARD as a word-puzzle answer

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

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