ankus
Ankus can refer to an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
AN
Ends
KUS
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “ANKUS” Mean?
/ˈaŋ.kəs/
ankus has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensean elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
an elephant goad with a sharp spike and a hook
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
S
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
A, N, K, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆ANKUS has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆ANKUS is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ANKUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆ANKUS uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
VCCVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
AN, NK, KU, US
Trigrams
ANK, NKU, KUS
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