duck
Duck can refer to small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs, a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents, or flesh of a duck (domestic or wild). As a verb, duck can mean to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away, submerge or plunge suddenly, or avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
Length
4
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
DU
Ends
UCK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “DUCK” Mean?
duck has 8 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensessmall wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Verb
4 sensesto move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
“Before he could duck, another stone struck him”
submerge or plunge suddenly
“The airplane is sure to duck”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Length
4 letters
Starts With
D
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
D, U, C, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Facts
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆DUCK has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆DUCK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆DUCK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆DUCK 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
DU, UC, CK
Trigrams
DUC, UCK
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