GORCOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GORCOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GORCOCK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GORCOCK is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GORCOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gorcocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GORCOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GORCOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,761 thousand.
What does GORCOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialectrare
The male red grouse.
Moorland shooters and old naturalists used gorcock for the cock bird of the red grouse, with its dark red-brown plumage. The word survives mostly in dialect and in older books about the uplands. A female bird has its own name, so a gorcock is always male.
How GORCOCK is used
Gorcock is a rare regional word met in old books on game birds and moorland life.
- A gorcock called from the heather as the mist lifted.
- The old gamekeeper pointed out a gorcock on the ridge.
- In the painting, a gorcock perches proudly on a mossy stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GORCOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GORCOCK
1 longer words begin with GORCOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in GORCOCK
Common questions about GORCOCK
- Is GORCOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GORCOCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GORCOCK worth?
- GORCOCK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GORCOCK mean?
- The male red grouse.
- What letters can be added to GORCOCK?
- GORCOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GORCOCK:
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