LARK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LARK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LARK?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LARK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LARK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LARK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LARK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does LARK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A songbird that sings while flying upwards.
Lark the bird and lark meaning a bit of fun are probably unrelated, though the second may come from a different Old English word about play. Rising early takes its phrase from the bird.
How LARK is used
Countable. Also a verb: larked, larks.
- A lark sings on the way up and not on the way down.
- The word lark covers a bird and a bit of fun.
- They larked about for an hour and got nothing done.
- Up with the lark is named from the bird.
- Two larks over the same field all morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LARK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LARK
16 longer words begin with LARK.
Words ending in LARK
5 words end in LARK. Useful as a back hook: play LARK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LARK inside
20 words contain LARK in the middle. Words that start with LARK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LARK
Common questions about LARK
- Is LARK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LARK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LARK worth?
- LARK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LARK mean?
- A songbird that sings while flying upwards.
- What letters can be added to LARK?
- LARK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LARK:
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