LURK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. LURK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LURK?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LURK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LURK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lurksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LURK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LURK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does LURK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To wait in hiding, especially with bad intent.
Lurk is medieval and may be related to a word about frowning. Online use from the 1980s gave it a neutral sense, meaning to read a forum without posting.
How LURK is used
Lurked, lurks. Takes no object.
- Something lurked at the edge of the argument all evening.
- The word lurk is medieval.
- They lurked on the forum for a year before posting.
- Online use made lurk neutral for the first time.
- A doubt that lurked and never quite surfaced.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LURK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LURK
7 longer words begin with LURK.
Shorter words from the letters in LURK
Common questions about LURK
- Is LURK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LURK, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LURK worth?
- LURK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LURK mean?
- To wait in hiding, especially with bad intent.
- What letters can be added to LURK?
- LURK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LURK:
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