flank
Flank can refer to a subfigure consisting of a side of something, a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg, or the side between ribs and hipbone. As a verb, flank can mean to be located at the sides of something or somebody.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
FL
Ends
ANK
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FLANK” Mean?
/flæŋk/
flank has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesa subfigure consisting of a side of something
a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
the side between ribs and hipbone
Verb
1 sensebe located at the sides of something or somebody
Synonyms for FLANK
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
the side of military or naval formation
Length
5 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
F, L, A, N, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
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Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆FLANK 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
★★★★☆FLANK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
FL, LA, AN, NK
Trigrams
FLA, LAN, ANK
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