LEAK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LEAK 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 LEAK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEAK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEAK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEAK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LEAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about LEAK
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LEAK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To let liquid or gas escape accidentally.
Leak and leek sound identical and share no history whatever, one being about escape and one about a vegetable. The sense of disclosing information is nineteenth-century.
How LEAK is used
Leaked, leaks. Also a noun.
- The roof leaked in exactly one place.
- The word leak and the word leek share no history.
- A leak to the press before the announcement.
- The information sense of leak is nineteenth-century.
- Two leaks in the same joint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEAK
The 4 tiles of LEAK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LEAK
15 longer words begin with LEAK.
Words ending in LEAK
2 words end in LEAK. Useful as a back hook: play LEAK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEAK inside
8 words contain LEAK in the middle. Words that start with LEAK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEAK
Common questions about LEAK
- Is LEAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEAK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEAK worth?
- LEAK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEAK mean?
- To let liquid or gas escape accidentally.
- What letters can be added to LEAK?
- LEAK takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LEAK:
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