DEKKO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. DEKKO 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 DEKKO?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEKKO is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEKKO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dekkosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEKKO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEKKO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. DEKKO needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about DEKKO
- The letters of DEKKO run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEKKO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishslang
A quick look or glance, especially in the phrase have a dekko.
Dekko entered British English through Hindi dekho, carried home by soldiers and administrators who served in colonial India and picked up everyday words from the language around them. It settled into forces' slang before spreading into ordinary British speech during and after the two World Wars, staying distinctly informal rather than moving into standard usage. Unlike its more formal cousins, dekko keeps a breezy, offhand tone, so it turns up in casual chat and rarely in written prose.
How DEKKO is used
Informal British slang, almost always heard in the set phrase have a dekko.
- Come and have a dekko at what I found in the attic.
- He took a quick dekko round the corner before crossing.
- Give us a dekko at that letter, would you?
- She had a dekko through the window before knocking.
- One dekko at the mess told him the party had started.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEKKO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEKKO
3 longer words begin with DEKKO.
Shorter words from the letters in DEKKO
Common questions about DEKKO
- Is DEKKO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEKKO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEKKO worth?
- DEKKO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEKKO mean?
- A quick look or glance, especially in the phrase have a dekko.
- What letters can be added to DEKKO?
- DEKKO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEKKO:
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