Beckons
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular of beckon, meaning to signal to someone with a nod or hand gesture to attract their attention or invite them closer.
“When opportunity beckons, she is always the first to raise her hand and step forward.”
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dismisseswaves away
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Wordle
Starts with BECK followed by -ONS, the K in position four is a useful early guess
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K is worth 5 points, a common word well suited to deploying the K tile efficiently
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