weak
Weak is also used as adjective, with meanings including wanting in physical strength.
Length
4
Scrabble
11
WWF
11
Starts
WE
Ends
EAK
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “WEAK” Mean?
/wiːk/
weak has 12 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
12 senseswanting in physical strength
“a weak pillar”
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
“a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable”
“a weak stress on the second syllable”
Synonyms
tending downward in price
“a weak market for oil stocks”
deficient or lacking in some skill
“he's weak in spelling”
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(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection
not having authority, political strength, or governing power
“a weak president”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
“a faint outline”
“the wan sun cast faint shadows”
“the faint light of a distant candle”
“weak colors”
Synonyms
likely to fail under stress or pressure
“the weak link in the chain”
deficient in intelligence or mental power
“a weak mind”
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
wanting in physical strength
Length
4 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
K
Vowels
2
Consonants
2
Letters
W, E, A, 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
★★★★☆WEAK has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WEAK is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆WEAK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆WEAK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
WE, EA, AK
Trigrams
WEA, EAK
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