flake
Flake can refer to a person with an unusual or odd personality, a small fragment of something broken off from the whole, or a crystal of snow. As a verb, flake can mean to cover with flakes or as if with flakes, come off in flakes or thin small pieces, or form into flakes.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
FL
Ends
AKE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FLAKE” Mean?
flake has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
3 sensesform into flakes
“The substances started to flake”
cover with flakes or as if with flakes
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a crystal of snow
Length
5 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
F, L, A, K, E
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
★★★★☆FLAKE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆FLAKE 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
★★★★☆FLAKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆FLAKE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
FL, LA, AK, KE
Trigrams
FLA, LAK, AKE
Crossword Intelligence
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