frank
Frank can refer to a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll or device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced. As a verb, frank can mean to stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing or exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
13
Starts
FR
Ends
ANK
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FRANK” Mean?
frank has 6 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
2 sensescharacterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
“blunt talking and straight shooting”
“a blunt New England farmer”
“I gave them my candid opinion”
“forthright criticism”
clearly manifest; evident
“frank enjoyment”
Noun
2 sensesa smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.
“{'source': 'https://en.wikipedia.org', 'text': "Prior to the establishment of the UPU in 1874, international mails sometimes bore mixed franking before the world's postal services universally agreed to deliver international mails bearing only the franking of the country of origin."}”
Synonyms
Verb
2 sensesstamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
Synonyms
exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
Length
5 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
F, R, A, N, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆FRANK has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆FRANK 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
★★★★☆FRANK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆FRANK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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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
FR, RA, AN, NK
Trigrams
FRA, RAN, ANK
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