GOWK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GOWK 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 GOWK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOWK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOWK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gowksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOWK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GOWK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does GOWK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A cuckoo; a foolish person.
Gowk is Scots and northern and came from Old Norse, and the shift from bird to fool followed the same path that cuckoo took further south. April fools in Scotland are sent hunting the gowk.
How GOWK is used
Countable: a gowk, two gowks. Scots and northern.
- A gowk is a cuckoo and also somebody easily fooled.
- The word gowk came into Scots from Old Norse.
- Hunting the gowk is the Scottish April fool.
- Cuckoo went the same way as gowk further south.
- Two gowks sent on the same errand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOWK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOWK
1 longer words begin with GOWK.
Words ending in GOWK
1 words end in GOWK. Useful as a back hook: play GOWK onto a word already on the board.
Words with GOWK inside
3 words contain GOWK in the middle. Words that start with GOWK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOWK
Common questions about GOWK
- Is GOWK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOWK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOWK worth?
- GOWK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOWK mean?
- A cuckoo; a foolish person.
- What letters can be added to GOWK?
- GOWK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GOWK:
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