MONK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MONK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONK?
| 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 MONK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MONK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does MONK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man belonging to a religious community.
Monk comes from a Greek word meaning alone, which is the opposite of how monks have lived for most of the last fifteen hundred years. The solitary sense belongs to the earliest period only.
How MONK is used
Countable: a monk, two monks.
- A monk lives in community and the word means alone.
- The word monk comes from a Greek one meaning solitary.
- Two monks of the same order in different countries.
- The solitary sense of monk lasted about two centuries.
- A monk takes vows and a friar takes different ones.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONK
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with MONK.
Shorter words from the letters in MONK
Common questions about MONK
- Is MONK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONK worth?
- MONK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONK mean?
- A man belonging to a religious community.
- What letters can be added to MONK?
- MONK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MONK:
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