JOLLY

Meaning

A pleasure trip or excursion.

• verbTo amuse or divert.
• adjectiveFull of merriment and high spirits; jovial.
• adverbVery, extremely

JOLLY as a word-puzzle answer

JOLLY is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (O) and 4 consonants (J, L, L, Y). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

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