QUONK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUONK 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUONK?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUONK is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUONK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
quonksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUONK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in QUONK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does QUONK mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To make an accidental, disruptive noise that is picked up by a microphone during a live broadcast.
A technician or presenter can quonk by bumping the microphone stand, rustling papers too close to it, or letting an unexpected thump reach the live feed, and broadcasters use the word specifically for such unplanned interruptions rather than for planned sound effects. The related noun refers to the noise itself.
How QUONK is used
Technical; used within broadcasting and radio production rather than in everyday speech.
- The engineer winced when a loose cable made the broadcast quonk.
- Try not to quonk the microphone while you're reaching for your notes.
- Listeners heard a sudden quonk halfway through the live interview.
- The producer warned the guest not to quonk the stand again.
- A single quonk on air was enough to interrupt the newsreader's train of thought.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUONK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUONK
3 longer words begin with QUONK.
Shorter words from the letters in QUONK
Common questions about QUONK
- Is QUONK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUONK is not in it.
- How many points is QUONK worth?
- QUONK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUONK mean?
- To make an accidental, disruptive noise that is picked up by a microphone during a live broadcast.
- What letters can be added to QUONK?
- QUONK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of QUONK:
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