BAWK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. BAWK is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept BAWK?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAWK is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAWK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bawksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAWK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BAWK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does BAWK mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectzoology
A dialect name for an Atlantic seabird related to the auk.
Bawk names a hardy diving seabird found along the cold northern Atlantic coasts, once hunted for its feathers and eggs by coastal communities. The word is a regional variant closely tied to the more widely known auk.
How BAWK is used
A regional, dialect bird name rather than a standard ornithological term.
- A lone bawk drifted over the cold northern waters.
- Fishermen once hunted the bawk for its feathers.
- The cliffs were dotted with nesting bawk each spring.
- A bawk dove suddenly beneath the waves for fish.
- Sailors named the rocky islet after the bawk colony there.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAWK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAWK
1 longer words begin with BAWK.
Shorter words from the letters in BAWK
Common questions about BAWK
- Is BAWK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAWK is not in it.
- How many points is BAWK worth?
- BAWK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAWK mean?
- A dialect name for an Atlantic seabird related to the auk.
- What letters can be added to BAWK?
- BAWK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAWK:
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