skink
Skink can refer to alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide.
Length
5
Scrabble
13
WWF
14
Starts
SK
Ends
INK
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SKINK” Mean?
skink has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensealert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
Synonyms
Synonyms for SKINK
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, K, I, N, 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
★★★★☆SKINK has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SKINK 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
★★★★☆SKINK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SKINK contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDB
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
SK, KI, IN, NK
Trigrams
SKI, KIN, INK
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