CAULK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CAULK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAULK?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAULK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAULK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caulksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAULK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAULK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does CAULK mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To seal cracks, gaps or seams with a waterproof filler, especially to prevent water, air or moisture from passing through.
To caulk something is to pack a flexible sealant into a joint or seam so that it becomes watertight or airtight, a task once most closely associated with shipbuilding. Sailors traditionally caulked the seams between a wooden ship's planks with fibrous material driven in and sealed with tar, keeping the hull from leaking. The same basic idea now applies to buildings, where a builder caulks the gap around a window frame or bathtub with a squeezed line of sealant from a tube. Whether on a ship or in a house, caulking always aims at closing a narrow gap against water or draughts.
How CAULK is used
Common in building and home improvement, and historically important in shipbuilding and boat repair.
- He caulked the bathtub to stop water leaking behind the tiles.
- The shipwright caulked every seam in the wooden hull.
- She used a fresh tube of sealant to caulk the window frame.
- They caulked the boat before launching it for the season.
- The gap around the pipe had never been properly caulked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAULK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAULK
6 longer words begin with CAULK.
Shorter words from the letters in CAULK
Common questions about CAULK
- Is CAULK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAULK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAULK worth?
- CAULK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAULK mean?
- To seal cracks, gaps or seams with a waterproof filler, especially to prevent water, air or moisture from passing through.
- What letters can be added to CAULK?
- CAULK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAULK:
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