CLOAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CLOAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLOAK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLOAK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLOAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cloaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLOAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLOAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does CLOAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loose outer garment without sleeves that hangs from the shoulders and extends down the body; also, something that hides or disguises a true purpose.
A cloak is a simple, sleeveless garment fastened at the neck and worn over other clothing for warmth or ceremony, longer than a cape and historically common before coats became the everyday choice. The word extends naturally into a figurative sense, where a cloak is anything that conceals a true purpose or identity, as in a cloak of secrecy surrounding a plan. It also works as a verb, so a scheme can be cloaked in mystery or a true motive cloaked behind a polite excuse. Whether literal or figurative, cloak always carries the idea of something covering and hiding what lies beneath.
How CLOAK is used
Common in both everyday and literary writing, used for the actual garment and, figuratively, for concealment of a true purpose.
- She wrapped the woollen cloak tightly against the cold.
- The knight's cloak billowed as he rode through the gate.
- His polite manner was a cloak for his real intentions.
- A cloak of secrecy surrounded the negotiations.
- The actor swept the dramatic cloak over his shoulders before the final scene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLOAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLOAK
5 longer words begin with CLOAK.
Words ending in CLOAK
2 words end in CLOAK. Useful as a back hook: play CLOAK onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLOAK inside
6 words contain CLOAK in the middle. Words that start with CLOAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLOAK
Common questions about CLOAK
- Is CLOAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLOAK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLOAK worth?
- CLOAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLOAK mean?
- A loose outer garment without sleeves that hangs from the shoulders and extends down the body; also, something that hides or disguises a true purpose.
- What letters can be added to CLOAK?
- CLOAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLOAK:
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