EMBARK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EMBARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMBARK?
| 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 EMBARK is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBARK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
embarksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBARK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMBARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does EMBARK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To go on board a ship or aircraft, or to begin a new course of action or enterprise.
Passengers embark when they step aboard a ship or plane at the start of a journey, and cargo and troops can be embarked as well. The sense later grew wider, so that one can embark on a career, a study or a risky plan without going near the sea. The opposite movement, leaving a vessel, is called disembark. The word goes back to the idea of getting into a boat, a barque, and setting out.
How EMBARK is used
Common in both literal and figurative use; the figurative sense takes the preposition on or upon.
- The passengers began to embark at nine in the morning.
- She was ready to embark on a new career in medicine.
- Before they embark, all travellers must show their tickets.
- The army was due to embark for the coast within a week.
- He did not embark on the project without careful thought.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMBARK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMBARK
7 longer words begin with EMBARK.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBARK
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Common questions about EMBARK
- Is EMBARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMBARK, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMBARK worth?
- EMBARK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMBARK mean?
- To go on board a ship or aircraft, or to begin a new course of action or enterprise.
- What letters can be added to EMBARK?
- EMBARK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMBARK:
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