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Flukes

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of fluke, referring to unexpected lucky occurrences, or the broad triangular plates at the end of an anchor arm.

Two flukes in a row made the spectators wonder if she was simply that talented.

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Synonyms

strokes of luckcoincidencesaccidents

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Wordle

Contains the UKE cluster and ends in S, the K is the letter worth confirming first

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points, the K scores well and the S enables hooking onto FLUKE

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