GROK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GROK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GROK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROK 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 GROK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
groksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GROK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GROK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does GROK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To understand something thoroughly and intuitively.
Grok was invented by a novelist in 1961 for an imagined Martian language, where the literal sense is to drink. Programmers adopted it and it is now used well outside science fiction.
How GROK is used
Grokked, grokking. Informal.
- Once you grok the model the rest follows.
- The word grok was invented for a 1961 novel.
- She grokked the whole system in an afternoon.
- In the novel grok literally means to drink.
- Programmers took grok out of science fiction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GROK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GROK
5 longer words begin with GROK.
Shorter words from the letters in GROK
Common questions about GROK
- Is GROK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROK worth?
- GROK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GROK mean?
- To understand something thoroughly and intuitively.
- What letters can be added to GROK?
- GROK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GROK:
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