poker
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- verbTo poke with a utensil such as a poker or needle.
- nounAny of various card games in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing cards, the players in sequence make tactical bets or drop out, the bets forming a pool to be taken either by the sole remaining player or, after all rounds and bets have been completed, by those remaining players who hold a superior hand according to a standard ranking of hand values for the game.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #679 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 74% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None