hack
Hack can refer to a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends, one who works hard at boring tasks, or a mediocre and disdained writer. As a verb, hack can mean to manage or manage successfully, fix a computer program piecemeal until it works, or cut with a hacking tool.
Length
4
Scrabble
13
WWF
13
Starts
HA
Ends
ACK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “HACK” Mean?
hack has 16 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
8 sensesa politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
a mediocre and disdained writer
a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
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a horse kept for hire
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
Verb
8 sensesbe able to manage or manage successfully
“I can't hack it anymore”
“she could not cut the long days in the office”
Synonyms
cut away
“he hacked his way through the forest”
kick on the arms
kick on the shins
fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
“I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best”
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significantly cut up a manuscript
“They won't hack the story”
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
one who works hard at boring tasks
Length
4 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
H, A, C, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HACK has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HACK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HACK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HACK 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
HA, AC, CK
Trigrams
HAC, ACK
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