countersink
Countersink can refer to a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface or a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole. As a verb, countersink can mean to insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink).
Length
11
Scrabble
17
WWF
21
Starts
CO
Ends
INK
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “COUNTERSINK” Mean?
countersink has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
Synonyms
Verb
1 senseinsert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
Synonyms
Word Forms
Synonyms for COUNTERSINK
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
11
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
Length
11 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
K
Vowels
4
Consonants
7
Letters
C, O, U, N, T, E, R, S, I, N, K
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
★★★★★COUNTERSINK has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆COUNTERSINK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆COUNTERSINK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆COUNTERSINK contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
10
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHIDJ
CV Pattern
CVVCCVCCVCC
Vowel Share
36%
Consonant Share
64%
Bigrams
CO, OU, UN, NT, TE, ER, RS, SI, IN, NK
Trigrams
COU, OUN, UNT, NTE, TER, ERS, RSI, SIN, INK
Crossword Intelligence
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