KAYAK
What does "KAYAK" mean?
A narrow canoe-like boat for one or two paddlers, propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
Meanings
- A light, narrow boat, traditionally covered except for a cockpit, paddled with a double blade. She slid the kayak into the river and pushed off from the bank.
- To travel in or use a kayak. We kayaked along the coast until the sun went down.
Did you know?
- Spelled K-A-Y-A-K, the word reads the same forwards and backwards - a fitting palindrome for a boat that points the same way at both ends.
Word origin
From the Inuit (Inuktitut) word 'qajaq', the traditional sealskin hunting boat of the Arctic peoples; entered English in the 18th century.
Remember it
KAYAK is a palindrome - it reads the same both ways, just like a boat that's symmetrical bow to stern.
A little poem
Two blades trade the cold-
the long boat splits the still lake
and seals it again.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why is a kayak the most honest boat? Whichever way you read it, it tells you the same thing.
What it teaches
The oldest tools survive because they answered a hard place perfectly the first time.
Quick facts
What does KAYAK mean?
A narrow canoe-like boat for one or two paddlers, propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
Is KAYAK a valid word?
Yes — KAYAK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is KAYAK?
KAYAK has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does KAYAK come from?
From the Inuit (Inuktitut) word 'qajaq', the traditional sealskin hunting boat of the Arctic peoples; entered English in the 18th century.
What can KAYAK teach us?
The oldest tools survive because they answered a hard place perfectly the first time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.