Trusted
leek
Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.
4 LETTERS1 POINTliːk
Community validation
Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.
Loading votes...
Spelling Bee Profile
When leek helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
3
E K L
Two-Letter Start
LE
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EK
Check this pattern late
- 4 letters
- 3 unique letters
- LE start
- EK ending
- repeated letters
Try it when
- leek is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 3 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, k, l plus any remaining hive letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (E x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The EK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LE start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
Pronunciation
liːk
noun
The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
noun
Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.