Jumble solved
Is IRKED a word? Yes.
IRKED is a valid word in the Scrabble dictionary — 5 letters, worth 10 points before any premium squares. It rearranges into 2 anagrams, with 24 words hidden inside it.
- Total words
- 24
- Full anagrams
- 2
- Longest answer
- 5 letters
- Vowels : consonants
- 2 : 3
To solve the scramble by hand, set the 2 vowels (I, E) aside first, then try common beginnings and endings — re-, un-, -ing, -ed, -er — against the 3 remaining consonants (R, K, D).
Anagrams of IRKED
2 words use all 5 letters — every full rearrangement of the scramble:
- diker
- irked
5-letter words
2 words found4-letter words
8 words found3-letter words
8 words found2-letter words
6 words foundWords hidden inside IRKED
Without moving a single letter, reading irked straight through uncovers 1 shorter word — irk. The longest unbroken run is irk.
- irk7
Related jumbles to try
Same letters, different word: unscramble diker.
Shorter words inside IRKED — solve each on its own:
Add one letter to IRKED
Slot in one more tile — any letter — and irked opens up 12 6-letter words. Handy when a puzzle gives you a blank or an extra square.
Best words for tile games
Playing Scrabble or Words with Friends? These finds carry the highest tile values (before any bonus squares).
Letter breakdown
Total Letters
5
Distinct
5
Vowels
40%
I, E
Consonants
60%
R, K, D
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Solving IRKED: common questions
How do you unscramble the letters irked?
Rearranging the 5 letters in irked produces 24 valid words in total. A quick way to crack a scramble is to pull the vowels out first, then test familiar beginnings and endings (such as re-, un-, -ing, -ed and -er) against the consonants that are left. That approach lands the 5-letter answer diker here. Every arrangement below is checked against a standard word list, so anything listed is a real word.
Does irked have any anagrams?
Using every one of the 5 letters, irked can be rearranged into 2 words: diker and irked. These are full anagrams — each uses the same tiles in a different order.
What is the longest word you can make from irked?
The longest solutions run to 5 letters: diker and irked. Reaching the full length means every one of those tiles is in play at once.
What are the easiest short words from irked?
Short answers are the quickest to spot: irked yields die, ire, irk, kid, kir, red, rei, rid, de and ed. Two- and three-letter words are handy for warming up, for tricky racks, and for hooking onto letters already on the board in games like Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Which word from irked scores best in Scrabble or Words with Friends?
If you are playing a tile game, diker is the top scorer from irked at 10 points, followed by irked (10), dike (9) and dirk (9). Scores depend on the board, but these are the highest face values before any bonus squares.
What smaller words are hidden inside irked?
Read left to right without moving any letters and irked already contains 1 shorter word: irk. The longest run of consecutive letters that spells a word is irk. Because this depends on the exact order, each spelling of the same letters hides a different set.