Word of the Day · Sunday, April 19, 2026
/pɹuːd/noun
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
PRUDE is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (U, E) and 3 consonants (P, R, D). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.
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.