FORK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FORK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORK?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FORK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does FORK mean in Scrabble?
noun
An implement with prongs used for eating.
Forks reached England in the seventeenth century and were mocked for decades as an Italian affectation. The word itself had been in the language for a thousand years by then, naming an agricultural tool.
How FORK is used
Countable. Also a verb: forked, forking.
- A fork at the table was a foreign habit in 1620.
- The word fork named a farm tool for a thousand years first.
- The road forked and both branches were unsigned.
- They forked out for the repair and said nothing.
- Two forks and one of them for the fish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORK
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with FORK.
Words ending in FORK
2 words end in FORK. Useful as a back hook: play FORK onto a word already on the board.
Words with FORK inside
7 words contain FORK in the middle. Words that start with FORK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FORK
Common questions about FORK
- Is FORK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORK worth?
- FORK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORK mean?
- An implement with prongs used for eating.
- What letters can be added to FORK?
- FORK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FORK:
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