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Firkins

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of firkin, referring to small wooden casks or British units of liquid capacity equal to nine imperial gallons.

The brewery lined up the firkins in the cellar ready for the weekend deliveries.

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Wordle

Ends in -INS and the K in the middle is high-value, making the FIRK- opening rare and distinctive in Wordle

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Scrabble

K scores 5 points, boosting this word's tile value, and the rare FIRKIN stem is a strong specialist Scrabble play

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