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Whenever lookups for a particular five-letter word spike at Dictionary.com, it’s a sure sign that the day’s 51³Ô¹Ïle answer is a real stumper. This actually happens quite often. Here are the top 25 51³Ô¹Ïle answer lookups from 2022, ranked by search volume—along with their definitions. How many did you guess correctly?

1. trice

noun

a very short time; an instant.

2. knoll

noun

a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock.

3. smite

verb

to strike down, injure, or slay.

4. tacit

adjective

understood without being openly expressed; implied.

5. atollÌý

noun

a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.

6. piney

adjective

pertaining to or suggestive of pine trees.

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7. trope

noun

a convention or device that establishes a predictable or stereotypical representation of a character, setting, or scenario in a creative work.

8. swillÌý

noun

contemptibly worthless utterance or writing; drivel.

9. floutÌý

verb

to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock.

10. inter

verb

to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.

11. drollÌý

adjective

amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.

12. pinto

adjective

marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted.

13. epoxy

adjective

any of a class of resins derived by polymerization from epoxides: used chiefly in adhesives, coatings, electrical insulation, solder mix, and castings.

14. natalÌý

adjective

of or relating to a person’s birth.

15. ruder

adjective

more discourteous or impolite than another, especially in a deliberate way.

16. coyly

adjective

in a shy or modest manner.

17. tryst

noun

an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.

18. spielÌý

noun

a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of persuading people or selling them something; pitch.

19. homer

noun

in baseball, an informal word for a home run.

20. rupee

noun

a monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise.

21. gawky

adjective

awkward; ungainly; clumsy.

22. pietyÌý

noun

reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations

23. primo

adjective

first-class.

24. trove

noun

a collection of objects.

25. cacao

noun

the fruit or seeds of the cacao tree, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.