01 Word definition

pokes

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is POKES a word?

Yes. POKES is a 5-letter noun. POKES is a plural or present-tense form of POKE: tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell POKES?

P-O-K-E-S

POKES contains 5 letters, begins with P, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

POKES is a plural or present-tense form of POKE.

1noun

  1. POKES is a plural or present-tense form of POKE: tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends12points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is POKES spelled?

P1O2K3E4S5
Starts withPOKFirst 3 letters
Ends withKESLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

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04 Exact anagrams

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How do you spell POKES?

POKES is spelled P-O-K-E-S. It contains 5 letters.