skulk
Skulk commonly means to lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner, avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill, or move furtively.
Length
5
Scrabble
13
WWF
15
Starts
SK
Ends
ULK
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “SKULK” Mean?
/skʌlk/
skulk has 3 documented senses across verb.
Verb
3 sensesScrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
Length
5 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
S, K, U, L, 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
★★★★☆SKULK has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆SKULK 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
★★★★☆SKULK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆SKULK 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, KU, UL, LK
Trigrams
SKU, KUL, ULK
Crossword Intelligence
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