tusk
Tusk can refer to a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses or a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog. As a verb, tusk can mean to stab or pierce with a horn or tusk or remove the tusks of animals.
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
TU
Ends
USK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “TUSK” Mean?
tusk has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesa hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Synonyms
a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog
Verb
2 sensesScrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Length
4 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
T, U, S, K
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TUSK has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TUSK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆TUSK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
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★★★★☆TUSK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
TU, US, SK
Trigrams
TUS, USK
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