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— English words —

• fluke n. A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.
• fluke v. To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
• fluke v. (Snooker) To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
• fluke n. A flounder.
• fluke n. A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.
• fluke n. Either of the two lobes of a whale’s or similar creature’s tail.
• fluke n. (Nautical) Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
• fluke n. A metal hook on the head of certain staff weapons (such as a bill), made in various forms depending…
• fluke n. In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
• fluke n. Waste cotton.
• Fluke prop.n. A surname.

— English words, defined in German —

• fluke S. Zoologie: die Flunder.
• fluke S. Zoologie: der Plattwurm.
• fluke S. Zoologie: die Fluke; Schwanzflosse von Walen.
• fluke S. Schifffahrt: Widerhaken einer Harpune.
• fluke S. Umgangssprachlich: glücklicher Zufall, Glücksfall, Schwein, Dusel.

— English words, defined in French —

• fluke n. Coup de chance.
• fluke n. Chacune des deux moitiés de la nageoire caudale d’un cétacé (baleine, dauphin).
• fluke n. (Marine) Crochet (d’une ancre).
• fluke n. Douve.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• fluke s. Duela (gusano parásito).

— In German —

• Fluke S. Schwanzflosse eines Wals.

71 English words from 11 English definitions

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12 English words from 11 foreign definitions

chance Coup Crochet dauphin der des die Fluke Marine Walen Wals Zufall

1 foreign word from 11 English definitions

made␣in

29 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

ancre baleine caudale cétacé Chacune Coup␣de␣chance de␣la deux Douve Duela Dusel einer eines Flunder glücklicher Glücksfall gusano Harpune moitiés nageoire nageoire␣caudale parásito Schifffahrt Schwein Umgangssprachlich une von Widerhaken Zoologie

10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

fluked Fluker flukes Flukes flukey Flukers flukeless flukelike flukeworm flukeworms

7 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

sail-flukes turn␣flukes bloodflukes blood␣flukes liver␣flukes cat␣liver␣flukes sheep␣liver␣flukes

6 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

sail-fluke bloodfluke blood␣fluke liver␣fluke cat␣liver␣fluke sheep␣liver␣fluke

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

flu 'flu Luk. luke Luke uke Uke

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ULF

9 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

fluked Fluker flukes Flukes flukey Foulke fuckle kegful Kuffel

11 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

feku Feku flue fuel fule Fulk leku Leuk leuk- luke Luke

5 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

flake Flake fluky flume flute

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

flue luke Luke

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