PRONK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRONK 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PRONK?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRONK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRONK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pronksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRONK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PRONK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does PRONK mean in Scrabble?
verb
zoology
To leap into the air with all four legs held stiff and straight, as some antelope do.
Pronk describes the stiff-legged jump that springbok and a few related antelope perform, apparently to signal fitness to a predator or to the herd. The word comes from Afrikaans, where it originally meant to show off or strut. Zoologists still discuss why an animal would pronk directly in front of danger rather than simply running.
How PRONK is used
Chiefly used of springbok and similar antelope; also a noun for the leap itself.
- The springbok began to pronk as the cheetah approached.
- A pronk shows all four legs locked straight at once.
- Herds sometimes pronk together when startled.
- Scientists still debate why an antelope would pronk before a predator.
- The calf tried to pronk but only managed a stiff hop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRONK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRONK
4 longer words begin with PRONK.
Shorter words from the letters in PRONK
Common questions about PRONK
- Is PRONK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRONK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRONK worth?
- PRONK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRONK mean?
- To leap into the air with all four legs held stiff and straight, as some antelope do.
- What letters can be added to PRONK?
- PRONK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PRONK:
Open PRONK in the Word Finder