CHOKE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHOKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHOKE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOKE is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOKE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOKE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHOKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does CHOKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have severe difficulty breathing because the airway is blocked or squeezed, or to cause this in someone else.
Choke has roots in an Old English word for gagging, and speakers stretched it early on to any situation where something vital is stopped from getting through, whether that is smoke reaching the lungs or fuel reaching an engine's cylinders. Mechanics still use a choke to name a valve that restricts airflow to help a cold engine start, a purely mechanical echo of the throat sense. In sport, a player who chokes has not lost skill but nerve, freezing at the exact moment composure was needed most.
How CHOKE is used
Used both literally for blocked breathing and figuratively for being overwhelmed, obstructed, or failing under pressure.
- He began to choke on a piece of bread.
- Thick smoke made it hard not to choke.
- The weeds nearly choked the young seedlings.
- She choked back tears during the speech.
- The favourite choked in the final round of the tournament.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOKE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHOKE
21 longer words begin with CHOKE.
Words ending in CHOKE
3 words end in CHOKE. Useful as a back hook: play CHOKE onto a word already on the board.
Words with CHOKE inside
4 words contain CHOKE in the middle. Words that start with CHOKE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOKE
Common questions about CHOKE
- Is CHOKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOKE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOKE worth?
- CHOKE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOKE mean?
- To have severe difficulty breathing because the airway is blocked or squeezed, or to cause this in someone else.
- What letters can be added to CHOKE?
- CHOKE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHOKE:
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