PORK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PORK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORK?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PORK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does PORK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The meat of a pig.
Pork is French and pig is English, which is the pattern for every meat: the animal kept by English speakers had a French name on the table. That division dates from the Norman conquest.
How PORK is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- The word pork is French and the animal has an English name.
- Beef and mutton follow the same pattern as pork.
- A pork pie is eaten cold and made hot.
- The division behind pork dates from 1066.
- Two cuts of pork from the same animal at different prices.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORK
17 longer words begin with PORK.
Words ending in PORK
2 words end in PORK. Useful as a back hook: play PORK onto a word already on the board.
Words with PORK inside
2 words contain PORK in the middle. Words that start with PORK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PORK
Common questions about PORK
- Is PORK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORK worth?
- PORK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORK mean?
- The meat of a pig.
- What letters can be added to PORK?
- PORK takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PORK:
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