folks: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with F · ends with S
Meaning of folks
noun
- plural, plural-only
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
Example: My folks visit us at Christmas.
- US, plural, plural-only
People in general; everybody or anybody.
Example: Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.
- Louisiana, Southern, US, plural, plural-only, rare, slang
The police.
Source: Wiktionary — folks.
noun
- form-of, plural
plural of folk
Base or related entry: folk.
Source: Wiktionary — folks.
noun
- California, plural, plural-only
Late 19th and early 20th century migrants to California from Iowa and other parts of the Midwestern United States.
Source: Wiktionary — folks.
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 folks.
noun
people in general (often used in the plural)
- folk
- common people
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is folks in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of folks
F(4) + O(1) + L(1) + K(5) + S(1) = 12 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 folks
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 folks
8 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in folks. Showing up to 24, longest first.