oak: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with O · ends with K
Meaning of oak
noun
- countable
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
- uncountable
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. The wood of the oak.
- countable, uncountable
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
- countable, uncountable
A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. The flavor of oak.
Listed forms: oaks, woak, yack, oke.
Source: Wiktionary — oak.
adj
- not-comparable
Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
- not-comparable
Made of oak wood or timber.
Listed forms: oke.
Source: Wiktionary — oak.
verb
- transitive
To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.
Listed forms: oaks, oaking, oaked, oke.
Source: Wiktionary — oak.
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 oak.
noun
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
- oak tree
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is oak in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of oak
O(1) + A(1) + K(5) = 7 points.
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Anagrams of oak
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from oak
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