Poke (around) is an informal term that means to search or investigate something. The crossword solutions for this term are NOSE (4 letters), SNOOP (5 letters), RUMMAGE (7 letters), and ROOT (4 letters). All of these words describe the act of searching or investigating something, with NOSE and SNOOP referring to the act of looking around, RUMMAGE referring to the act of searching through something, and ROOT referring to the act of digging around.