BERK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BERK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BERK?
| 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 BERK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BERK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BERK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does BERK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A foolish or annoying person.
Berk is mild in Britain and its origin is not: it is rhyming slang for a much stronger word, and almost nobody using it knows that. Words often soften once the connection behind them is forgotten.
How BERK is used
Countable: a berk, two berks. Informal and British.
- Calling somebody a berk is mild and always has been in practice.
- The word berk is rhyming slang for something much stronger.
- Two berks in the same car park and one parking space.
- Nobody who says berk is thinking of what it stands for.
- A berk is a fool and not an enemy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BERK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BERK
The 4 tiles of BERK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BERK
4 longer words begin with BERK.
Words ending in BERK
1 words end in BERK. Useful as a back hook: play BERK onto a word already on the board.
Words with BERK inside
1 words contain BERK in the middle. Words that start with BERK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BERK
Common questions about BERK
- Is BERK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BERK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BERK worth?
- BERK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BERK mean?
- A foolish or annoying person.
- What letters can be added to BERK?
- BERK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BERK:
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