DREK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DREK 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 DREK?
| 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 DREK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DREK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dreksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DREK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DREK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does DREK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Rubbish; worthless material.
Drek came into English from Yiddish, where the word is a good deal blunter than the English use suggests. It is spelled dreck as often as drek, and both turn up in criticism.
How DREK is used
Uncountable. Also spelled dreck.
- The catalogue is drek from cover to cover.
- The word drek is blunter in Yiddish than in English.
- Both drek and dreck appear in reviews.
- A page of drek and one good paragraph.
- Critics reach for drek when nothing milder will do.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DREK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DREK
5 longer words begin with DREK.
Shorter words from the letters in DREK
Common questions about DREK
- Is DREK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DREK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DREK worth?
- DREK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DREK mean?
- Rubbish; worthless material.
- What letters can be added to DREK?
- DREK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DREK:
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