stroke
Stroke can refer to the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam, a light touch with the hands, or a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. As a verb, stroke can mean to touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions, strike a ball with a smooth blow, or treat gingerly or carefully.
Length
6
Scrabble
10
WWF
10
Starts
ST
Ends
OKE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “STROKE” Mean?
stroke has 16 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
12 senses(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
“it took two strokes to get out of the bunker”
“a good shot requires good balance and tempo”
“he left me an almost impossible shot”
Synonyms
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
Synonyms
a light touch
a light touch with the hands
Synonyms
(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
“Nicklaus won by three strokes”
Show 6 more noun definitions
the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
“she applied the paint in careful strokes”
any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
a single complete movement
Verb
4 sensestouch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
“He stroked his long beard”
strike a ball with a smooth blow
row at a particular rate
treat gingerly or carefully
“You have to stroke the boss”
“Sam cannot stroke Sue”
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
Length
6 letters
Starts With
S
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
S, T, R, O, K, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆STROKE has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆STROKE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆STROKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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★★★★☆STROKE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CCCVCV
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
ST, TR, RO, OK, KE
Trigrams
STR, TRO, ROK, OKE
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