shook

/ʃʊk/
nounverb

A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

  2. The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Compare shock (“a bundle of sheaves”).

Similar and opposite words

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SHOOK at a glance

SHOOK has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (S 1 + H 4 + O 1 + O 1 + K 5) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,516 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with shook

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • SHOOT8
  • SHOCK14
  • SPOOK11
  • SNOOK9
  • CHOOK14
  • SHOOL8
  • SHOOS8
  • STOOK9
  • SHOON8

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