neck
Neck can refer to the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body, a narrow elongated projecting strip of land, or a cut of meat from the neck of an animal. As a verb, neck can mean to kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion.
Length
4
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
NE
Ends
ECK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “NECK” Mean?
/nɛk/
neck has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesthe part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
“he admired her long graceful neck”
“the horse won by a neck”
Synonyms
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
“the banjo had a long neck”
“the bottle had a wide neck”
an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
Verb
1 sensekiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
“The couple were necking in the back seat of the car”
Synonyms for NECK
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
Length
4 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
N, E, C, 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
★★★★☆NECK has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NECK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆NECK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆NECK 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
NE, EC, CK
Trigrams
NEC, ECK
Crossword Intelligence
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