GONK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. GONK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GONK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GONK is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GONK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gonksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GONK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GONK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does GONK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishinformal
A small stuffed toy with a rounded body.
Gonk was a British craze of the 1960s and the word was invented outright for the toy. It returned in the 2010s attached to a Christmas figure with a long beard and no visible face.
How GONK is used
Countable: a gonk, two gonks. British.
- A gonk on every shelf in the house by Christmas.
- The word gonk was invented for the toy.
- Two gonks and neither of them has a face.
- The gonk craze of the 1960s was British.
- A gonk returned in the 2010s with a beard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GONK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GONK
1 longer words begin with GONK.
Shorter words from the letters in GONK
Common questions about GONK
- Is GONK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GONK is not in it.
- How many points is GONK worth?
- GONK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GONK mean?
- A small stuffed toy with a rounded body.
- What letters can be added to GONK?
- GONK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GONK:
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