rook
Rook can refer to common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow or (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard. As a verb, rook can mean to deprive of by deceit.
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
8
Starts
RO
Ends
OOK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “ROOK” Mean?
rook has 3 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 senses(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
Synonyms
common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
Verb
1 senseScrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
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Definition
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
Length
4 letters
Starts With
R
Ends With
K
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
R, O, O, K
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
★★★☆☆ROOK has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆ROOK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆ROOK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆ROOK contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABBC
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
RO, OO, OK
Trigrams
ROO, OOK
Crossword Intelligence
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