ELK is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ELK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELK?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELK is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELK scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ELK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does ELK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large deer of northern forests.
Elk names two different animals depending on the continent: in Europe it is the one North America calls a moose, and in North America it is a quite different and smaller deer. Anybody writing for both audiences has to say which one, every single time.
How ELK is used
Countable: an elk, two elk or elks.
- A European elk and an American elk are not the same animal.
- The elk came out of the trees and stopped the traffic.
- Antlers on a bull elk weigh more than a child.
- Two elk crossed the road and took their time about it.
- The word elk needs a continent attached to be useful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ELK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ELK
The 3 tiles of ELK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ELK
4 longer words begin with ELK.
Words ending in ELK
4 words end in ELK. Useful as a back hook: play ELK onto a word already on the board.
Words with ELK inside
23 words contain ELK in the middle. Words that start with ELK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ELK
Common questions about ELK
- Is ELK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELK, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELK worth?
- ELK is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ELK mean?
- A large deer of northern forests.
- What letters can be added to ELK?
- ELK takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ELK:
Open ELK in the Word Finder