weak
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How weak fits the hive
Base Score
1
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
4
A E K W
Two-Letter Start
WE
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Ending
AK
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- WE start
- AK ending
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- weak is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, e, k, w plus any remaining hive letters.
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Pronunciation
Definitions
adjective
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
"The child was too weak to move the boulder."
adjective
Unable to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain.
"a weak timber; a weak rope"
adjective
Unable to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable.
"weak resolutions; weak virtue"
adjective
Dilute, lacking in taste or potency.
"We were served stale bread and weak tea."
adjective
(grammar) Displaying a particular kind of inflection, including:
adjective
That does not ionize completely into anions and cations in a solution.
"a weak acid; a weak base"
adjective
One of the four fundamental forces associated with nuclear decay.
adjective
Bad or uncool.
"This place is weak."
adjective
Having a narrow range of logical consequences; narrowly applicable. (Often contrasted with a strong statement which implies it.)
adjective
Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
adjective
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained.
"The prosecution advanced a weak case."
adjective
Lacking in vigour or expression.
"a weak sentence; a weak style"
adjective
Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
adjective
Tending towards lower prices.
"a weak market; wheat is weak at present"
adjective
Lacking contrast.
"a weak negative"
Related Words
Same Letters
- awake
- wake
Synonyms
- assailable
- feeble
- frail
- powerless
- vincible
- vulnerable
- dilute
- watery
Antonyms
- strong
- healthy
- invincible
- powerful
- robust
- potent