poke
Poke can refer to a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases, someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind, or a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). As a verb, poke can mean to search or inquire in a meddlesome way, hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument, or poke or thrust abruptly.
Length
4
Scrabble
10
WWF
11
Starts
PO
Ends
OKE
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “POKE” Mean?
/ˈpoʊ.keɪ/
poke has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
5 sensesa bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
Synonyms
Verb
5 sensesstir by poking
“poke the embers in the fireplace”
make a hole by poking
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
Length
4 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
P, O, K, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆POKE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆POKE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆POKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆POKE 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
CVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
PO, OK, KE
Trigrams
POK, OKE
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