Crooks

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of crook, people who have committed crimes or been convicted of criminal offences.

“The detective had spent his career putting crooks behind bars.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/crʊks/

Related Words

Synonyms

criminalsthievesvillains

Antonyms

honest peoplelaw-abiders

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The double-O vowel pair sits in the middle, the OO pattern is worth memorising for Wordle guesses

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Scrabble

K(5) gives strong value, the -OOKS ending hooks well and shares a pattern with BOOKS, COOKS, and HOOKS

Words Related to Crooks

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “crooks” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

brooks

Words you can make from Crooks

Shorter words formed from the letters in “crooks”.

cooks corks corso crook rocks rooks scroo socko cook coos cork kors rock rocs rook sock

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