CHOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CHOOK 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 CHOOK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHOOK is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHOOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHOOK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 672,210.
What does CHOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
AustralianNew Zealandinformal
An informal Australian and New Zealand word for a chicken or hen.
Chook is the everyday word Australians and New Zealanders use for a chicken, whether referring to the live bird kept in a backyard coop or to poultry in general. It carries a warm, homely tone that the more formal word chicken lacks, and it appears often in talk about backyard flocks and country life. The word can also imitate the clucking sound a chicken makes.
How CHOOK is used
Casual, everyday Australian and New Zealand usage, not typically found in formal or scientific writing about poultry.
- They kept six chooks in a coop behind the shed.
- She went out to feed the chooks before breakfast.
- A fox got into the chook pen overnight.
- Fresh eggs from their own chooks tasted better, they said.
- The old chook wandered across the yard, clucking loudly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHOOK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CHOOK
The 5 tiles of CHOOK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CHOOK
5 longer words begin with CHOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in CHOOK
Common questions about CHOOK
- Is CHOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHOOK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHOOK worth?
- CHOOK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHOOK mean?
- An informal Australian and New Zealand word for a chicken or hen.
- What letters can be added to CHOOK?
- CHOOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHOOK:
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