shank
Shank can refer to a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg, the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle, or cylinder forming a long narrow part of something. As a verb, shank can mean to hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
12
Starts
SH
Ends
ANK
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SHANK” Mean?
/ʃæŋk/
shank has 9 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
8 sensesa cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
Synonyms
cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
Synonyms
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lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
Synonyms
a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
Verb
1 sensehit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, H, A, N, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆SHANK has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SHANK is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆SHANK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
SH, HA, AN, NK
Trigrams
SHA, HAN, ANK
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