irk
Irk commonly means to irritate or vex.
Length
3
Scrabble
7
WWF
7
Starts
IR
Ends
IRK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “IRK” Mean?
/ɜːk/
irk has 1 documented sense across verb.
Verb
1 senseirritate or vex
“It galls me that we lost the suit”
“The performance is likely to irk Sue”
Synonyms
Synonyms for IRK
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
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Definition
irritate or vex
Length
3 letters
Starts With
I
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
I, R, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆IRK has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆IRK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆IRK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆IRK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
VCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
IR, RK
Trigrams
IRK
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