GAWK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GAWK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAWK?
| 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 GAWK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAWK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAWK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAWK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.
What does GAWK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To stare openly and stupidly.
Gawk probably comes from a dialect word for the left hand, by way of the idea of awkwardness. The bird called a gawk in some counties is a cuckoo, and the two senses have been confused for centuries.
How GAWK is used
Gawked, gawking. Often gawk at.
- They gawked at the crash and slowed the road for an hour.
- The word gawk probably comes from a word for the left hand.
- A gawk in some counties is a cuckoo.
- Gawking at somebody is worse than staring.
- Two people gawked and forty drove past.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAWK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAWK
18 longer words begin with GAWK.
Shorter words from the letters in GAWK
Common questions about GAWK
- Is GAWK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAWK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAWK worth?
- GAWK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAWK mean?
- To stare openly and stupidly.
- What letters can be added to GAWK?
- GAWK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAWK:
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