Dekes

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of deke; deceptive movements in ice hockey.

“His dekes left the goaltender sprawling on the ice.”

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Wordle

"Dekes" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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Words Related to Dekes

Anagrams of Dekes

Words that use exactly the same letters as “dekes”.

skeed

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “dekes” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

deked deles demes denes dexes dikes dukes pekes

Words you can make from Dekes

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dekes”.

deek dees deke desk eked ekes seed seek

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