Bleak

5 lettersadjective

Updated June 2026

Definition

Cold, exposed, and windswept; lacking warmth or hope.

“The bleak midwinter landscape was covered in frost.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/bliːk/

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Synonyms

blackdimbarebarrendesolatestark cuttingraw

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Wordle

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Anagrams of Bleak

Words that use exactly the same letters as “bleak”.

blake kabel

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “bleak” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

aleak blear bleat bleck blenk break fleak

Words you can make from Bleak

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bleak”.

abel able albe bael bake bale balk beak beal bela belk blae blea kale lake

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