DORK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DORK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DORK?
| 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 DORK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DORK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DORK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DORK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does DORK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A socially awkward person.
Dork is American and from the 1960s, and the original sense was coarse enough that dictionaries avoided printing it. It has softened completely, which is what happens once an origin is forgotten.
How DORK is used
Countable: a dork, two dorks. Informal.
- Calling somebody a dork is affectionate half the time.
- The word dork had a coarse original sense.
- Dork softened once nobody remembered where it came from.
- Two dorks in the same class and one friendship.
- Dictionaries avoided printing dork for a decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DORK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DORK
7 longer words begin with DORK.
Words with DORK inside
1 words contain DORK in the middle. Words that start with DORK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DORK
Common questions about DORK
- Is DORK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DORK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DORK worth?
- DORK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DORK mean?
- A socially awkward person.
- What letters can be added to DORK?
- DORK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DORK:
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