deck: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with K
Meaning of deck
noun
Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship or boat. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.
Example: to swab the deck
A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
A pack or set of playing cards.
Listed forms: decks.
Source: Wiktionary — deck.
verb
- transitive, uncommon
To furnish with a deck.
Example: to deck a vessel
- informal, transitive
To knock (someone) to the floor, especially with a single punch.
Example: Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?
- transitive
To cause (a player) to run out of cards to draw, usually making them lose the game.
Listed forms: decks, decking, decked.
Source: Wiktionary — deck.
verb
- transitive
To cover; to overspread.
- archaic, sometimes, transitive
To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance.
- archaic, sometimes, transitive
To decorate (something).
Listed forms: decks, decking, decked.
Source: Wiktionary — deck.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for deck.
noun
a pack of 52 playing cards
- pack of cards
- deck of cards
verb
be beautiful to look at
verb
decorate
verb
knock down with force
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is deck in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of deck
D(2) + E(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of deck
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from deck
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in deck. Showing up to 24, longest first.