Heckles
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of heckle: toothed combs used to separate and align flax or hemp fibres during textile processing.
“Rows of heckles hung on the workshop wall, each designed for a different stage of flax dressing.”
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Wordle
H-E-C-K with -LES ending, K is uncommon in Wordle, HECK is easy to identify in the first four letters
Scrabble
K (5 pts) raises value, HECKLE is the root with S, the S ending provides good hook potential on the board
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