dock
Dock can refer to a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded, an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial, or a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats. As a verb, dock can mean to deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty, deduct from someone's wages, or remove or shorten the tail of an animal.
Length
4
Scrabble
11
WWF
12
Starts
DO
Ends
OCK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DOCK” Mean?
dock has 12 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
7 sensesan enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Synonyms
a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
“the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late”
Synonyms
the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
Verb
5 sensesScrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
D, O, C, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DOCK has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DOCK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DOCK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DOCK 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
DO, OC, CK
Trigrams
DOC, OCK
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