BULK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BULK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BULK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BULK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BULK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BULK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does BULK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The mass or size of something large.
Bulk originally meant a ship's cargo, which is exactly why goods are still shipped in bulk. The sense of size came later, and the two are close enough that nobody notices the shift.
How BULK is used
Uncountable. Also a verb: bulked, bulking.
- The bulk of the work was done before anybody was told.
- The word bulk once meant a ship's cargo.
- Buying in bulk keeps the older sense intact.
- It bulked out the report and added nothing.
- The sheer bulk of it made the doorway a problem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BULK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BULK
17 longer words begin with BULK.
Words ending in BULK
2 words end in BULK. Useful as a back hook: play BULK onto a word already on the board.
Words with BULK inside
9 words contain BULK in the middle. Words that start with BULK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about BULK
- Is BULK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BULK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BULK worth?
- BULK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BULK mean?
- The mass or size of something large.
- What letters can be added to BULK?
- BULK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BULK:
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