RATIO

Meaning

A number representing a comparison between two named things.

• verb(social media) To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives.

RATIO as a word-puzzle answer

RATIO is a 5-letter word with 3 vowels (A, I, O) and 2 consonants (R, T). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (R, A, T, I, O), 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.