BAKER is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BAKER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAKER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAKER is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAKER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAKER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BAKER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about BAKER
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BAKER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person whose occupation is making and often selling bread, cakes, and other baked goods.
A baker works with flour, yeast and heat rather than raw ingredients that are simply cooked, which is why the trade has its own guilds, ovens and early morning hours in towns across the world. The surname Baker also comes directly from this occupation, a common pattern for English trade names.
How BAKER is used
A common, everyday word for the trade and for anyone who bakes regularly.
- The baker opened the shop before dawn to start the ovens.
- She trained as a baker after leaving school.
- Every loaf on the shelf came from the same local baker.
- The village baker knew every customer by name.
- He became a baker after years of working in restaurant kitchens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAKER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BAKER
The 5 tiles of BAKER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BAKER
3 longer words begin with BAKER.
Shorter words from the letters in BAKER
Common questions about BAKER
- Is BAKER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAKER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAKER worth?
- BAKER is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAKER mean?
- A person whose occupation is making and often selling bread, cakes, and other baked goods.
- What letters can be added to BAKER?
- BAKER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BAKER:
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