risk
Risk can refer to a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, or the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred. As a verb, risk can mean to take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome or expose to a chance of loss or damage.
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
8
Starts
RI
Ends
ISK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “RISK” Mean?
/ɹɪsk/
risk has 6 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
4 sensesa source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
“drinking alcohol is a health hazard”
Synonyms
the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Verb
2 sensesexpose to a chance of loss or damage
“We risked losing a lot of money in this venture”
“Why risk your life?”
“She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
Length
4 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
R, I, S, K
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
★★★☆☆RISK has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆RISK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆RISK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆RISK 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
RI, IS, SK
Trigrams
RIS, ISK
Crossword Intelligence
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