king
King can refer to a very wealthy or powerful businessperson, a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom, or preeminence in a particular category or group or field.
Length
4
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
KI
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “KING” Mean?
king has 8 documented senses across noun.
Noun
8 sensesa male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
Synonyms
preeminence in a particular category or group or field
“the lion is the king of beasts”
a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
Show 2 more noun definitions
a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
the husband or widower of a queen
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
Length
4 letters
Starts With
K
Ends With
G
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
K, I, N, G
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
★★★☆☆KING has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆KING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆KING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆KING 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
KI, IN, NG
Trigrams
KIN, ING
Crossword Intelligence
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