NECK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NECK 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 NECK?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NECK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NECK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NECK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does NECK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The part joining the head to the body.
Neck of the woods is American and nineteenth-century, from a narrow strip of settlement. Necking, meaning kissing, is also American and dates from about 1900.
How NECK is used
Countable. Also a verb: necked, necking.
- A neck of land joins the two halves of the island.
- The word neck in that phrase means a narrow strip.
- They necked the whole bottle between them.
- Neck of the woods is American and Victorian.
- Two necks of the same bottle shape differently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NECK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NECK
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with NECK.
Words ending in NECK
22 words end in NECK. Useful as a back hook: play NECK onto a word already on the board.
Words with NECK inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain NECK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NECK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NECK
Common questions about NECK
- Is NECK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECK worth?
- NECK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NECK mean?
- The part joining the head to the body.
- What letters can be added to NECK?
- NECK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NECK:
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