Flak

4 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

Anti-aircraft fire; also, strong criticism or hostility.

“The minister took a lot of flak for the unpopular policy.”

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Synonyms

flack fire attack blastantiaircraft

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Words Related to Flak

Anagrams of Flak

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

falk

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “flak” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

feak flab flag flam flan flap flat flav flaw flax flay

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “flak”.

flack flake flaky flank flask fleak kalif

Longer words starting with Flak

Words that begin with “flak”.

flake flaky

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