Teak
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A hard, durable, yellowish-brown timber from tropical teak trees, prized for its resistance to insects and warping and widely used in furniture-making and shipbuilding.
“The garden bench was crafted from solid teak, chosen for its natural resistance to rot and weathering.”
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Wordle
Contains EA vowel pair and ends in K, EAK is a strong pattern, K is moderately rare in Wordle
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Worth 8 points, K scores 5 points, hooks to TEAKS and extends to TEAKWOOD on a long board
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