DOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DOCK 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 DOCK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOCK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
docksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,269.
What does DOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
An enclosed area of water for ships.
Dock covers the water, the plant that grows beside nettles, the part of a court where a defendant stands and the act of cutting a tail short. All four are separate words that happen to match.
How DOCK is used
Countable. Also a verb in two senses.
- The dock was full and the ship waited two days.
- A dock leaf is a plant and not a harbour.
- They docked his pay for the missing hour.
- The dock in a courtroom is a fourth separate word.
- Four unrelated words are spelled dock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOCK
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with DOCK.
Words ending in DOCK
17 words end in DOCK. Useful as a back hook: play DOCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with DOCK inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain DOCK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DOCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOCK
Common questions about DOCK
- Is DOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOCK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOCK worth?
- DOCK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOCK mean?
- An enclosed area of water for ships.
- What letters can be added to DOCK?
- DOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOCK:
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