Word of the Day · Wednesday, April 29, 2026
/ʃʊʃ/verb
To be quiet; to keep quiet.
“He wouldn't shush so I kicked him.”
SHUSH is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (U) and 4 consonants (S, H, S, H). It repeats 2 letters, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.
It leans on high-frequency letters (S), 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.