SCREAK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SCREAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCREAK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCREAK is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCREAK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCREAK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCREAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about SCREAK
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCREAK mean in Scrabble?
verb
literaryarchaic
To make a harsh, shrill, creaking cry or sound.
Screak sits between screech and creak, and it suits sounds that are both high and grating, like a rusty hinge or a frightened bird. The word is old and appears in the English Bible of the sixteenth century, where a laden cart is said to screak. Today it is mostly a literary choice, used to give a scene an eerie or rough sound. As a noun, a screak is the sound itself.
How SCREAK is used
Literary and archaic; chosen for its blend of shrieking and creaking.
- The gate began to screak as the wind picked up.
- Old floorboards screak under every careful step.
- A cart wheel would screak all the way down the lane.
- The owl let out a long screak from the barn roof.
- Doors that screak in the night make children hold their breath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCREAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCREAK
The 6 tiles of SCREAK in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SCREAK
7 longer words begin with SCREAK.
Shorter words from the letters in SCREAK
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Common questions about SCREAK
- Is SCREAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCREAK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCREAK worth?
- SCREAK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCREAK mean?
- To make a harsh, shrill, creaking cry or sound.
- What letters can be added to SCREAK?
- SCREAK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCREAK:
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