POCK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POCK?
| 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 POCK is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POCK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POCK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in POCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does POCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pustule left by a disease such as smallpox.
Pock is the singular behind pox, which began as its plural, so the two are one word split by number. The adjective pockmarked keeps the older form entirely intact.
How POCK is used
Countable: a pock, two pocks.
- A pock leaves a mark that lasts a lifetime.
- The word pock is the singular behind pox.
- Pockmarked keeps the older form of pock.
- Two pocks on the same cheek from one illness.
- The plural of pock became a word of its own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POCK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POCK
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with POCK.
Words ending in POCK
1 words end in POCK. Useful as a back hook: play POCK onto a word already on the board.
Words with POCK inside
9 words contain POCK in the middle. Words that start with POCK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in POCK
Common questions about POCK
- Is POCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POCK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POCK worth?
- POCK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POCK mean?
- A pustule left by a disease such as smallpox.
- What letters can be added to POCK?
- POCK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of POCK:
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