crook
Crook can refer to a circular segment of a curve, a long staff with one end being hook shaped, or someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime. As a verb, crook can mean to bend or cause to bend.
Length
5
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
CR
Ends
OOK
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “CROOK” Mean?
crook has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
1 senseScrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Length
5 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
K
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
C, R, O, O, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using crook in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆CROOK has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆CROOK 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
★★★★☆CROOK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆CROOK contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCCD
CV Pattern
CCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
CR, RO, OO, OK
Trigrams
CRO, ROO, OOK
Crossword Intelligence
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