Yanker
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who pulls something with a sharp, forceful tug.
“He was quite the yanker when it came to loosening stuck drawer handles.”
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Wordle
Ends in ER, a common Wordle ending, Y start and shared letters with BANKER, TANKER.
Scrabble
Y (4pts) and K (5pts) make this a respectable scorer, ER ending allows suffix hooks.
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