darkling
Darkling is also used as adjective, with meanings including uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure.
Length
8
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
DA
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “DARKLING” Mean?
/ˈdɑː(ɹ)kəlɪŋ/
darkling has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesuncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
“a darkling glance”
“{'source': 'Archibald MacLeish', 'text': 'secret operatives and darkling conspiracies'}”
(poetic) occurring in the dark or night
“a darkling journey”
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Word Intelligence
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Definition
uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
Length
8 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
D, A, R, K, L, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★DARKLING has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DARKLING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆DARKLING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DARKLING uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
DA, AR, RK, KL, LI, IN, NG
Trigrams
DAR, ARK, RKL, KLI, LIN, ING
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