LEEK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LEEK 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 LEEK?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEEK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEEK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEEK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LEEK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,853.
What stands out about LEEK
- 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 LEEK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A vegetable of the onion family with a long stem.
Leek is Old English and gave the second half of garlic, which is literally a spear-leek. It is unrelated to leak despite sounding exactly the same.
How LEEK is used
Countable: a leek, two leeks.
- A leek is earthed up to keep the stem white.
- The word leek is Old English.
- Garlic contains the word leek in its second half.
- Leek and leak are unrelated words.
- Two leeks make a soup for four.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEEK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEEK
The 4 tiles of LEEK in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LEEK
1 longer words begin with LEEK.
Words ending in LEEK
6 words end in LEEK. Useful as a back hook: play LEEK onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEEK inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain LEEK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LEEK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEEK
Common questions about LEEK
- Is LEEK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEEK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEEK worth?
- LEEK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEEK mean?
- A vegetable of the onion family with a long stem.
- What letters can be added to LEEK?
- LEEK takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LEEK:
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