CROOK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. CROOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CROOK?
| 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 CROOK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CROOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CROOK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CROOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,070.
What does CROOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long stick or staff with a hooked end, especially one used by a shepherd.
Farmers once relied on a crook to catch a sheep safely around the leg or neck without harming it. The same word names the bend of the arm, as in resting a basket in the crook of the elbow, and, quite separately, an informal term for a swindler or petty criminal. That criminal sense has nothing to do with herding and instead plays on the idea of something dishonest. Crook can even work as a verb, meaning to bend a finger or arm.
How CROOK is used
Literal for a shepherd staff or a bend such as the crook of the arm; informal for a criminal or swindler.
- The shepherd leaned on his crook while watching the flock.
- He caught the falling branch in the crook of his arm.
- Police called the escaped prisoner a dangerous crook.
- The old crook hung beside the barn door.
- She rested the lamp in the crook of her elbow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CROOK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CROOK
17 longer words begin with CROOK.
Shorter words from the letters in CROOK
Common questions about CROOK
- Is CROOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CROOK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CROOK worth?
- CROOK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CROOK mean?
- A long stick or staff with a hooked end, especially one used by a shepherd.
- What letters can be added to CROOK?
- CROOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CROOK:
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