tanka
Tanka can refer to a Tibetan religious painting on fabric or a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables.
Length
5
Scrabble
9
WWF
10
Starts
TA
Ends
NKA
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TANKA” Mean?
tanka has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 sensesa form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Word Intelligence
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Definition
a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
Length
5 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
A
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
T, A, N, K, A
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
Strategy notes for using tanka in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.
Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TANKA has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆TANKA 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
★★★★☆TANKA can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆TANKA 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
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
TA, AN, NK, KA
Trigrams
TAN, ANK, NKA
Crossword Intelligence
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