OUK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. OUK is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OUK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OUK is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 10 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OUK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OUK scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in OUK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
Words starting with OUK
2 longer words begin with OUK.
Words ending in OUK
15 words end in OUK. Useful as a back hook: play OUK onto a word already on the board.
Words with OUK inside
Showing 24 of 51 words that contain OUK somewhere in the middle. Words that start with OUK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OUK
Common questions about OUK
- Is OUK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OUK is not in it.
- How many points is OUK worth?
- OUK is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OUK?
- OUK takes 10 hooks: 9 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of OUK:
Open OUK in the Word Finder