SEWER

Meaning

A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

• verbTo provide (a place) with a system of sewers.

SEWER as a word-puzzle answer

SEWER is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (E, E) and 3 consonants (S, W, R). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

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