FREAK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FREAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FREAK?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FREAK is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FREAK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FREAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FREAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does FREAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person, animal or event that is markedly abnormal or unusual compared with what is expected.
A freak can be an unusual natural event, such as a freak storm that strikes without warning, or a person regarded as strange because of appearance or behavior, a use now often felt to be unkind. In informal speech the word also describes an enthusiast obsessed with a particular hobby, as in a fitness freak or a control freak, where it carries no unkindness at all. The adjective freak, as in a freak accident, describes something that happens by pure chance and almost never happens again.
How FREAK is used
Common in informal speech; can describe an unusual event neutrally, an enthusiast affectionately, or a person unkindly, so tone depends heavily on context.
- A freak wave capsized the small boat.
- He calls himself a total freak for old video games.
- It was a freak of bad timing that caused the accident.
- She is a fitness freak who trains twice a day.
- A freak snowstorm shut down the city in May.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FREAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FREAK
The 5 tiles of FREAK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FREAK
18 longer words begin with FREAK.
Words ending in FREAK
2 words end in FREAK. Useful as a back hook: play FREAK onto a word already on the board.
Words with FREAK inside
2 words contain FREAK in the middle. Words that start with FREAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FREAK
Common questions about FREAK
- Is FREAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FREAK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FREAK worth?
- FREAK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FREAK mean?
- A person, animal or event that is markedly abnormal or unusual compared with what is expected.
- What letters can be added to FREAK?
- FREAK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FREAK:
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