JOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. JOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JOCK?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JOCK is to know. It scores 17 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JOCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JOCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,077.
What stands out about JOCK
- JOCK scores 17 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does JOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
An athlete, especially at an American college.
Jock in that sense is American and from the 1960s, clipped from the name of a garment rather than from the Scottish first name. The Scottish jock is a separate word and a good deal older.
How JOCK is used
Countable: a jock, two jocks. North American.
- A jock in that film is a type and never a person.
- The word jock is clipped from a garment name.
- Two jocks and a marching band on the same field.
- The Scottish jock is a separate and older word.
- Being called a jock is not entirely friendly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JOCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JOCK
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with JOCK.
Words ending in JOCK
2 words end in JOCK. Useful as a back hook: play JOCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with JOCK inside
8 words contain JOCK in the middle. Words that start with JOCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in JOCK
Common questions about JOCK
- Is JOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JOCK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JOCK worth?
- JOCK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JOCK mean?
- An athlete, especially at an American college.
- What letters can be added to JOCK?
- JOCK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JOCK:
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