FLECK
What does "FLECK" mean?
A small patch, spot, or speck of colour.
Meanings
- A tiny mark, spot, or particle of colour. There were flecks of gold in her green eyes.
- To mark or dot with small spots of colour. Mud flecked the side of the car.
Word origin
From Middle English, probably from Old Norse 'flekkr' ('spot, stain') or Middle Dutch 'vlecke'; related to German 'Fleck' ('spot, stain').
Remember it
A FLECK is just a fleck-of-a-thing - one little speck you'd flick away.
A little poem
Snow on the black coat-
one fleck, then a dozen more,
then no coat at all.
haiku
Wordplay
- I tried to remove every fleck of paint from the floor. Now I have a clean floor and a speckless conscience.
What it teaches
A single fleck reveals the whole: the spot of rust tells you what the rest of the metal is doing.
Quick facts
What does FLECK mean?
A small patch, spot, or speck of colour.
Is FLECK a valid word?
Yes — FLECK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FLECK?
FLECK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FLECK come from?
From Middle English, probably from Old Norse 'flekkr' ('spot, stain') or Middle Dutch 'vlecke'; related to German 'Fleck' ('spot, stain').
What can FLECK teach us?
A single fleck reveals the whole: the spot of rust tells you what the rest of the metal is doing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.