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FLUKE

5 letters

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Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

FLUKE is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

FLUKES-s 3 FLUKING 5 FLUKED-d 3
noun
  1. A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.
    • We've classified by a fluke; actually, the first goal was just a total fluke.
  2. A summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
  3. A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, related to tapeworms (class Cestoda).
    • The man became infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.
  4. Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
    • The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged.
  5. Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.
    • The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.
  6. A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
    • The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.
  7. In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
    • After casting the bronze statue, we filed down the flukes and spurs from the molding process.
  8. Waste cotton.
verb
  1. To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
    • I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.
  2. To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
    • He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.