dark
Dark can refer to absence of light or illumination, absence of moral or spiritual values, or the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside. Dark is also used as adjective, with meanings including devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black.
Length
4
Scrabble
9
WWF
9
Starts
DA
Ends
ARK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DARK” Mean?
dark has 15 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
10 sensesdevoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
“sitting in a dark corner”
“a dark day”
“dark shadows”
“dark as the inside of a black cat”
(used of color) having a dark hue
“dark green”
“dark glasses”
“dark colors like wine red or navy blue”
brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)
“dark eyes”
secret
“keep it dark”
Show 4 more adjective definitions
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
“this benighted country”
“benighted ages of barbarism and superstition”
“the dark ages”
“a dark age in the history of education”
Synonyms
marked by difficulty of style or expression
“much that was dark is now quite clear to me”
“those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure”
Synonyms
not giving performances; closed
“the theater is dark on Mondays”
Noun
5 sensesabsence of light or illumination
Synonyms
an unenlightened state
“he was in the dark concerning their intentions”
“his lectures dispelled the darkness”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
D, A, R, 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
★★★☆☆DARK has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DARK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DARK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DARK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
DA, AR, RK
Trigrams
DAR, ARK
Crossword Intelligence
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